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Where does “laborite” come from?

laborite (English) comes from English Labour, from Middle English labouren, from Old French laborer, from Latin labōrō, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb.

laborite (English): a supporter of a labor movement; a member of a...

Definitions

  1. a supporter of a labor movement; a member of a...

Ancestry of “laborite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLabour—
2Middle Englishlabouren—
3Old Frenchlaborerto work; to labor
4Latinlabōrō—
5Latinlābor—
6Old Latinlabos—
7Romanianlabăpalm; paw
8Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
9Proto-Uralicluwebone
10Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
11Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →