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

lower lip; protrusion

Ancestry of “balèvre”, step by step

balèvre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French lèvre

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	lèvre	lip
2	Middle French	lévre	—
3	Old French	levre	—
4	Vulgar Latin	labra	—
5	Latin	lābrum	lip
6	Latin	lavābrum	—
7	Latin	lavō	to wash, bathe
8	Proto-Italic	lawaō	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	léwh₃eti	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	lewh₃-	to wash

via French bas

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	bas	low; bass; socks; stockings; feet
2	Old French	bas	low
3	Latin	Bassus	thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4	Ancient Greek	βάσις	step; rhythm; foot
5	Proto-Hellenic	gʷə́tis	step
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷémtis	step, act of walking
7	Proto-Indo-European	gʷem-	to step

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →