labiodistal

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adjective

Both labial and distal

OriginEnglish distal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English distaunt →
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Meanings

adjectivelabiodistal (not comparable)
  1. not comparabledentistryBoth labial and distal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leb-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*l̥b-yóm
  3. Proto-Italic*labjom
  4. Latinlabium
  5. Englishlabio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  9. Proto-Italic*dis-
  10. Latindis-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  13. Proto-Italic*staējō
  14. Proto-Italic*staēō
  15. Latinstō
  16. Latindistō
  17. Latindistāns
  18. Old Frenchdistant
  19. Middle Englishdistaunt
  20. Englishdistant
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishdistal
  24. Englishlabiodistal

From labio- + distal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with labiodistal

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Anagrams

distolabial
Cite this entry
APA

labiodistal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labiodistal

MLA

“labiodistal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labiodistal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “labiodistal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labiodistal.

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