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Where does “lapstone” come from?

lapstone (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.

lapstone (English): A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to...

Definitions

  1. A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to...

Ancestry of “lapstone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlapThe loose part of a coat; the lower part of a...
2Middle Englishlappento wrap, fold
3Old Englishlapianto lick, lap up, suck
4Tagaloglapijoining or attaching a part to a whole; affix
5Spanishlápizpencil
6Italianlapispencil; sanguine
7Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
8Proto-Italic*lapets—
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