Etymology of the French word bilabial
the French word
bilabialusing the Old French prefix
bi-derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the French word
labialderived from the Latin word
labium (lip; lip; flange)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leb-Date
The earliest known usage of bilabial in French dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
bilabial
