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Where does “labium” come from?

labium (Latin) comes from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

labium (Latin): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “labium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
2Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
3LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “labium”

  • labial
  • labia
  • nasolabial
  • labium
  • bilabial
  • labialization
  • labially
  • sublabial
  • labiaplasty
  • labiality
  • orolabial
  • labialisation
  • interlabial
  • labialism
  • gingivolabial
  • buccolabial
  • nonlabial
  • delabialization
  • eclabium
  • supralabial
  • labialize
  • mesiolabial
  • posterolabial
  • dentolabial
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