Etymology

bilabial

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Today it means: Articulated with both lips. Full definition →

English labial ← Medieval Latin labiālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*l̥b-yóm
  8. Proto-Italic*labjom
  9. Latinlabium
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Medieval Latinlabiālis
  13. Englishlabial
  14. English todaybilabial

From bi- + labial.

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