Where does “headlap” come from?
headlap (English) comes from English lap, from Middle English lappen, from Old English lapian, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
headlap (English): The length of overlap between overlapping roof...
Definitions
- The length of overlap between overlapping roof...
Ancestry of “headlap”, step by step
headlap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lap | The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | lappen | to wrap, fold |
| 3 | Old English | lapian | to lick, lap up, suck |
| 4 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 5 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 6 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 7 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |