English
labeo
Labeo comes from Latin labeō ‘a man with large lips’, from labium ‘lip’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang down loosely’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leb-‘to hang down loosely’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*l̥b-yómreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*labjomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElabium‘lip’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElabeō‘a man with large lips’
- mul-taxmodernLabeo
- Englishtodaylabeo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leb-‘to hang down loosely’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*l̥b-yómreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*labjomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElabium‘lip’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElabeō‘a man with large lips’
- mul-taxmodernLabeo
- Englishtodaylabeo
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang down loosely’
lip, lap, label, limp, limbo, lobe, lave, labrum, 12 more
through Proto-Italic *labjom
through Latin labium ‘lip’
Today it means
noun Any carp of the genus Labeo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leb- / labeo