English word Labrador comes from Latin -ator, Proto-Indo-European *leb-, Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b-, and later Latin laborator ((Medieval Latin, agriculture) plowman, tiller of the soil.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ator | Latin (lat) | Enlarged form of -tor, used to form agent nouns; -ator, -er. |
| *leb- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to hang down, to hang loosely , to hang loosely, droop, sag, blade, to hang down, droop |
| *leh₂b- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| laborem | Latin (lat) | |
| laborare | Latin (lat) | |
| laborator | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin, agriculture) plowman, tiller of the soil. |
| lavrador | Portuguese (pt) | Farmer. Husbandman. Ploughman. |
| Labrador | English (en) | (chiefly, historical) The geographical region including Labrador in sense 1, as well as neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.. An abbreviated form of the dog breed name Labrador retriever.. The mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in Eastern Canada. |
