Where does “lapse” come from?
Lapse comes from Middle French laps, from Latin lapsus, the past participle of labi meaning to slip or fall, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leb-.
lapse (English): A temporary failure; a slip; A decline or fall in...
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- A temporary failure; a slip; A decline or fall in...
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