English
labium
Labium comes from Latin labium ‘a lip’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang loosely’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leb-‘to hang loosely’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*l̥b-yómreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*labjomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElabium‘a lip’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leb-‘to hang loosely’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*l̥b-yómreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*labjomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElabium‘a lip’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang loosely’
lip, label, lap, limp, limbo, lobe, lave, labrum, 12 more
through Proto-Italic *labjom
through Latin labium ‘a lip’
Today it means
noun A liplike structure; especially one of the vulva's two pairs of folds of skin on either side.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leb- / labium