Where does “lapsūs linguae” come from?
lapsūs linguae (English) comes from Latin lapsus linguae, from Latin lapsus, from Latin labi, from Latin labor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe — fox.
lapsūs linguae (English): An inadvertent remark; a slip of the tongue
Definitions
- An inadvertent remark; a slip of the tongue
Ancestry of “lapsūs linguae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lapsus linguae | — |
| 2 | Latin | lapsus | gliding, sliding, slipping, falling; slipped,... |
| 3 | Latin | labi | present active infinitive of lābor; to glide; to... |
| 4 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 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 |