Where does “lavalike” come from?
lavalike (English) comes from English lava, from Italian lava, from Neapolitan lava, from Latin lābēs, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb.
lavalike (English): Resembling lava in one or more characteristics,...
Definitions
- Resembling lava in one or more characteristics,...
Ancestry of “lavalike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lava | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its... |
| 2 | Italian | lava | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Neapolitan | lava | a torrent of rain which washed the streets |
| 4 | Latin | lābēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | — |