Where does “labbe” come from?
labbe (French) comes from Swedish labb, from Swedish laboratorium, from Medieval Latin laboratorium, from Latin labotatorius, from Latin laborator, from Latin laboratus, from Latin laboro, from Latin labor — fox.
labbe (French): skua
Definitions
- skua
Ancestry of “labbe”, step by step
labbe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish labb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | labb | Skua; a seabird in the family Stercorariidae; A... |
| 2 | Swedish | laboratorium | a laboratory |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | laboratorium | laboratory |
| 4 | Latin | labotatorius | laborable |
| 5 | Latin | laborator | plowman, tiller of the soil |
| 6 | Latin | laboratus | produced, having been produced |
| 7 | Latin | laboro | I toil, labor; I endeavor, strive; I suffer, am... |
| 8 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 9 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 10 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 11 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 12 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |
via French abbé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | abbé | an abbot, the head of an abbey; a title or... |
| 2 | Old French | abé | abbot |
| 3 | Latin | abbās | an abbot |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀββᾶς | Alternative form of ἀββα; father |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀββα | father; title of respect given to abbots |
| 6 | Aramaic | אבא | father, ancestor, progenitor; teacher; chief,... |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | ʔabw- | father |
| 8 | Proto-Afroasiatic | ʔab- | father |
via French l’
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | l’ | the |