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
1Latinlābrumlip
2Latinlavābrum
3Latinlavōto wash, bathe
4Proto-Italiclawaō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “labrum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-