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Where does “labialis” come from?

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

labialis (Medieval Latin): of or pertaining to the lips; of the lips;...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the lips; of the lips;...

Ancestry of “labialis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlabiumlip
2Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
3Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
4LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “labialis”

  • labial
  • nasolabial
  • bilabial
  • labialization
  • labially
  • sublabial
  • labiality
  • orolabial
  • labialisation
  • interlabial
  • labialism
  • gingivolabial
  • buccolabial
  • nonlabial
  • delabialization
  • supralabial
  • labialize
  • mesiolabial
  • posterolabial
  • dentolabial
  • infralabial
  • posterolabially
  • anterolabial
  • inguinolabial
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