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Where does “antelabrum” come from?

antelabrum (English) comes from English labrum, from Latin lābrum, from Latin lavābrum, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

antelabrum (English): The anterior part of the labrum of an...

Definitions

  1. The anterior part of the labrum of an...

Ancestry of “antelabrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlabrumThe uppermost of the mouthparts of a typical...
2Latinlābrum—
3Latinlavābrum—
4Latinlavō—
5Proto-Italiclawaō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →