Etymology

linguolabial

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Today it means: articulated with the tongue and the upper lip. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  3. Latindingua
  4. Latinlingua
  5. Englishlinguo-
  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 todaylinguolabial

From linguo- + labial.

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