Where does “balèvre” come from?

balèvre (French) comes from French lèvre, from Middle French lévre, from Old French levre, from Vulgar Latin labra, from Latin lābrum, from Latin lavābrum, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō — to wash.

balèvre (French): lower lip; protrusion

Definitions

  1. lower lip; protrusion

Ancestry of “balèvre”, step by step

balèvre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French lèvre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlèvrelip
2Middle Frenchlévre—
3Old Frenchlevre—
4Vulgar Latinlabra—
5Latinlābrumlip
6Latinlavābrum—
7Latinlavōto wash, bathe
8Proto-Italiclawaō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via French bas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaslow; bass; socks; stockings; feet
2Old Frenchbaslow
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →