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Where does “labriform” come from?

labriform (English) comes from Translingual Labriformes, from Translingual Labrus, 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.

labriform (English): Describing a method of swimming in which fish...

Definitions

  1. Describing a method of swimming in which fish...

Ancestry of “labriform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLabriformes—
2TranslingualLabrus—
3Latinlābrum—
4Latinlavābrum—
5Latinlavō—
6Proto-Italiclawaō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →