Where does “λοβός” come from?

λοβός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λοβός, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

λοβός (Greek): lobe

Definitions

  1. lobe

Ancestry of “λοβός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλοβόςlobe of the ear; lobe of the liver; lobe of the...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →Every word from Ancient Greek λοβός →