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...

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

Ancestry of “labriform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLabriformesorder
2TranslingualLabrusgenus
3Latinlābrumlip
4Latinlavābrum—
5Latinlavōto wash, bathe
6Proto-Italiclawaō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →