Where does “Labeobarbus” come from?

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

Labeobarbus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Labeobarbus”, step by step

Labeobarbus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Labeo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLabeogenus
2LatinLabeoa cognomen used by the
3Latinlabiumlip
4Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
5Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
6LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Translingual Barbus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualBarbusgenus|many fish resembling barbs and barbels, now being assigned to genera, mostly in Barbinae, especially Puntius}}
2Latinbarbusbarbel
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Latin vellusEvery word from Latin villus
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