English
labarum
Labarum comes from Latin labarum.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElabarum
- Englishearliest quotation 1658same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElabarum
- Englishearliest quotation 1658same form
Earliest quotation: 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus: “Nor shall we urge the labarum, and famous Standard…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang loosely’
la, lip, label, lap, limp, limbo, lobe, labia, lave, labrum, 13 more
Today it means
noun The Roman military standard adopted by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign - ☧.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin labarum / labarum