Where does “elapse” come from?
Elapse comes from Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus, the past participle of elabor, meaning to slip away or glide out.
elapse (English): To pass or move by
Definitions
- To pass or move by
Ancestry of “elapse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | elapser | — |
| 2 | Latin | elapsus | slipped away; escaped; elapsed |
| 3 | Latin | elabor | I slip or glide away; I escape; I elapse |
| 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 |