means A small tag or piece of writing attached to something to identify it, describe it, or sort it into a category.

from From Old French 'label,' meaning a ribbon or strip of cloth — the kind that dangled from documents or garments. It traces back to a Germanic root tied to 'lappa,' a loose flap or shred of fabric (a likely cousin of English 'lap' and 'lappet'). So before a label was a verdict pinned on a thing, it was literally a little flapping ribbon, fluttering off the edge of whatever it was attached to.