Etymology

lobe

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Today it means: Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. Full definition →

Latin lobus ← Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós) ← Proto-Hellenic *lobós?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lobós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lobós?
  4. Ancient Greekλοβός (lobós)
  5. Latinlobus
  6. English todaylobe

From Middle French lobe in early 16th century, from New Latin lobus (“a lobe”), from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós, “the lobe of the ear or of the liver, the pod of a leguminous plant”).

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