Where does “llavifès” come from?
llavifès (Catalan) comes from Catalan llavi, from Latin labium, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
llavifès (Catalan): harelipped
Definitions
- harelipped
Ancestry of “llavifès”, step by step
llavifès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan llavi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | llavi | lip |
| 2 | Latin | labium | lip |
| 3 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 4 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 5 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |