Where does “lapsingly” come from?
lapsingly (English) comes from English lapsing, from English lapse, from Middle French laps, from Latin lāpsus, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
lapsingly (English): While lapsing; so as to lapse
Definitions
- While lapsing; so as to lapse
Ancestry of “lapsingly”, step by step
lapsingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lapsing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lapsing | present participle of lapse; The act or process... |
| 2 | English | lapse | A temporary failure; a slip; A decline or fall in... |
| 3 | Middle French | laps | — |
| 4 | Latin | lāpsus | gliding, sliding, slipping, falling |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |