English word label comes from Proto-Indo-European *leb-, Proto-Germanic *lappēn, and later Frankish *labba (Rag, torn cloth.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *leb- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to hang down, to hang loosely , to hang loosely, droop, sag, blade, to hang down, droop |
| *lappēn | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *lappô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *labbva | Frankish (frk) | |
| *labba | Frankish (frk) | Rag, torn cloth. |
| *labbe | Old French (fro) | |
| lambel | Old French (fro) | |
| label | Middle English (enm) | |
| label | English (en) | (biochemistry) To add a detectable substance, either transiently or permanently, to a biological substance in order to track the presence of the label-substance combination either in situ or in vitro. (biochemistry) To replace specific atoms by their isotope in order to track the presence or movement of this isotope through a reaction, metabolic pathway or cell.. (transitive) To give a label [...] |