English
labiomaxillary
From labio- + maxillary.
Formed from labio- + maxillary
Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang down loosely’
Proto-Indo-European *l̥b-yóm
Proto-Italic *labjom
Latin labium ‘a lip’
English labio-
Proto-Indo-European *smeḱ- ‘beard’
Proto-Italic *smakslā
Latin māla ‘the cheekbone, jaw’
Latin māxilla ‘the jawbone, jaw’
Latin māxillāris ‘of or belonging to the jaw’
English maxillary
Today it means
adj Relating to the lip and the maxilla.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / labiomaxillary