Where does “lobe” come from?

lobe (Middle French) comes from New Latin lobus, from Ancient Greek λοβός, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

Ancestry of “lobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinlobusa lobe; hull, husk, pod; lobe
2Ancient Greekλοβόςlobe of the ear; lobe of the liver; lobe of the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

Words derived from “lobe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b-