Where does “Labour” come from?
Labour (English) comes from Middle English labouren, from Old French laborer, from Latin labōrō, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe — fox.
Labour (English): the Labour Party
Definitions
- the Labour Party
Ancestry of “Labour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | labouren | — |
| 2 | Old French | laborer | to work; to labor |
| 3 | Latin | labōrō | to toil, labor, work |
| 4 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 5 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 6 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 7 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |