Etymology

axiolabial

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Today it means: Relating to, or dividing the axial and labial walls of a tooth Full definition →

English labial ← Medieval Latin labiālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱs-
  3. Proto-Italic*aksis
  4. Latinaxis
  5. Englishaxis
  6. Englishaxio-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*l̥b-yóm
  9. Proto-Italic*labjom
  10. Latinlabium
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Medieval Latinlabiālis
  14. Englishlabial
  15. English todayaxiolabial

From axio- + labial.

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