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Where does “labrum” come from?

Labrum comes from Latin labrum, traced through Proto-Indo-European leb- to the root lewh₃-, which relates to pouring or flowing motions.

labrum (English): The uppermost of the mouthparts of a typical...

Definitions

  1. The uppermost of the mouthparts of a typical...

Ancestry of “labrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlābrum—
2Latinlavābrum—
3Latinlavō—
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “labrum”

  • labral
  • capsulolabral
  • labra
  • antelabrum
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