Where does “labil” come from?
labil (Romanian) comes from French labile, from Middle French labile, from Latin lābilis, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe — fox.
labil (Romanian): labile
Definitions
- labile
Ancestry of “labil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | labile | labile |
| 2 | Middle French | labile | — |
| 3 | Latin | lābilis | slipping |
| 4 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 5 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 6 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 7 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |