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Where does “labial” come from?

Labial comes from Medieval Latin labialis, formed from Latin labium (lip) and the suffix -alis (of or pertaining to), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leb-.

labial (English): Of or pertaining to the lips or labia;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia;...

Ancestry of “labial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlabialisof or pertaining to the lips; of the lips;...
2Latinlabiumlip
3Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
4Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “labial”

  • nasolabial
  • bilabial
  • labialization
  • labially
  • sublabial
  • labiality
  • orolabial
  • labialisation
  • interlabial
  • labialism
  • gingivolabial
  • buccolabial
  • nonlabial
  • delabialization
  • supralabial
  • labialize
  • mesiolabial
  • posterolabial
  • dentolabial
  • infralabial
  • posterolabially
  • anterolabial
  • inguinolabial
  • bilabially
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