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Where does “photolabile” come from?

photolabile (English) comes from English labile, from Latin lābilis, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh.

photolabile (English): Labile or kinetically unstable in the presence of...

Definitions

  1. Labile or kinetically unstable in the presence of...

Ancestry of “photolabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlabileLiable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize; Apt or...
2Latinlābilis—
3Latinlābor—
4Old Latinlabos—
5Romanianlabăpalm; paw
6Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
7Proto-Uralicluwebone
8Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
9Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—
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