Where does “anti-lapse” come from?
anti-lapse (English) comes from English lapse, from Middle French laps, from Latin lāpsus, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe — fox.
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Ancestry of “anti-lapse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lapse | A temporary failure; a slip; A decline or fall in... |
| 2 | Middle French | laps | — |
| 3 | Latin | lāpsus | gliding, sliding, slipping, falling |
| 4 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 5 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 6 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 7 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |