Where does “lapsing” come from?
Lapsing derives from English lapse, from Middle French laps, from Latin lapsus, the past participle of labi meaning to slip or fall, from Latin labor.
lapsing (English): present participle of lapse; The act or process...
Definitions
- present participle of lapse; The act or process...
Ancestry of “lapsing”, 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 |