Etymology

labia

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Today it means: The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule. Full definition →

Latin labia
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromlabia“lips”
  2. English todaylabia

Unadapted borrowing from Latin labia (“lips”), plural of labium (“lip”).

Words from the same roots

Latinlabia all →

macrolabia

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