Where does “lèv” come from?

lèv (Haitian Creole) 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.

lèv (Haitian Creole): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “lèv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlèvrelip
2Middle Frenchlévre
3Old Frenchlevre
4Vulgar Latinlabra
5Latinlābrumlip
6Latinlavābrum
7Latinlavōto wash, bathe
8Proto-Italiclawaō
9Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃etiEvery word from Proto-Italic lawaō
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