English
labelese
From label + -ese.
Formed from label + -ese
Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘blade’
Proto-Germanic *lappǭ
Frankish *lappā ‘torn piece of cloth’
Old French label ‘strip of fabric’
Middle English label ‘narrow band’
English label
Today it means
noun The type of language used on labels.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / labelese