Etymograph

English

labrum

Labrum comes from Latin labrum ‘lip’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang down’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leb-‘to hang down’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElabrum‘lip’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leb-‘to hang down’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElabrum‘lip’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang down’

la, lip, label, lap, limp, limbo, lobe, labia, lave, 14 more

Today it means

noun The uppermost of the mouthparts (trophi) of a typical insect, such as a cockroach. Typically resembles an upper lip and forms part of the roof of the mouth in such insects.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leb- / labrum

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