Where does “laps” come from?
laps (Albanian) comes from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
laps (Albanian): pencil; to wear out, tire; to wish, want
Definitions
- pencil; to wear out, tire; to wish, want
Ancestry of “laps”, step by step
laps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lapis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
via Proto-Albanian lapitja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | lapitja | — |