Where does “labral” come from?
Labral comes from English labrum, which derives from Proto-Indo-European leb-, ultimately from the root lewh₃- meaning to peel or strip.
labral (English): relating to a labrum
Ancestry of “labral”, step by step
labral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English labrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | labrum | The uppermost of the mouthparts of a typical... |
| 2 | Latin | lābrum | lip |
| 3 | Latin | lavābrum | — |
| 4 | Latin | lavō | to wash, bathe |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
Words derived from “labral”