Labial
/ˈleɪ.bi.əl/noun
Relating to the lips or pronounced with the lips.
Did you know?Labial comes from Latin *labium* “lip,” the same root behind a whole family of technical words about the body’s outer edge and opening.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leb-
“To hang down, droop; possibly the source of words for a lip or hanging edge.”
Latin
Latin
labium
“A lip; an edge or border.”
Late Latin
Latin
labialis
“Pertaining to the lips.”
Middle English
English
labial
“Pertaining to the lips, especially in pronunciation.”
Modern English
English
labial
“Relating to the lips or articulated with the lips.”