Where does “labium” come from?

labium (English) comes from Latin labium, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

labium (English): A liplike structure; especially one of the two...

Definitions

  1. A liplike structure; especially one of the two...

Ancestry of “labium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “labium”

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