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Where does “labra” come from?

labra (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.

labra (English): plural of labrum

Definitions

  1. plural of labrum

Ancestry of “labra”, 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- →