Where does “labilitet” come from?
labilitet (Swedish) comes from Swedish labil, from French labile, from Middle French labile, from Latin lābilis, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
labilitet (Swedish): instability, volatility (of mood – see labil)
Definitions
- instability, volatility (of mood – see labil)
Ancestry of “labilitet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | labil | prone to strong, unpredictable changes in mood, especially to violent anger; unstable, volatile, unbalanced, labile, etc |
| 2 | French | labile | labile |
| 3 | Middle French | labile | — |
| 4 | Latin | lābilis | slipping |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |