Labrador
/ˈlæb.rə.dɔːr/noun
A mainland region of eastern Canada, forming part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Did you know?The Labrador Retriever was developed mainly in Newfoundland, not Labrador, although its name was inspired by the neighboring region.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leh₂b-
“To work or exert oneself; the proposed ancestral root behind Latin labor.”
Classical Latin
Latin
laborare
“To work, toil, or labor.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
labrator
“A worker or cultivator; a form associated with the later Portuguese word.”
15th Century
Portuguese
lavrador
“Farmer, cultivator, or landholder.”
1499–1500
Portuguese
Labrador
“A place-name probably associated with Portuguese explorer João Fernandes Lavrador and meaning, by origin, “farmer’s land” or “land of the cultivator.””
Modern English
English
Labrador
“The mainland region of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.”
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