English
lobus
Lobus comes from Latin lobus ‘lobe’, and goes back to Ancient Greek λοβός.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλοβόςlobós‘lobe of the ear’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElobus‘lobe’
- Englishearliest quotation 1865same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλοβόςlobós‘lobe of the ear’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElobus‘lobe’
- Englishearliest quotation 1865same form
Earliest quotation: 1865, Richard Dennis Hoblyn: “The lobus of Morgagni is a lobe at the…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leb- ‘to hang loosely’
la, label, lap, lip, limp, limbo, labia, labrum, lave, 13 more
through Latin lobus ‘lobe’
Today it means
noun A lobe.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λοβός / lobus