Where does “labile” come from?
Labile derives from Latin labilis, from labor meaning to slip or fall, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leb-.
labile (English): Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize; Apt or...
Definitions
- Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize; Apt or...
Ancestry of “labile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lābilis | slipping |
| 2 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 3 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 4 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 5 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |