Where does “lapsus linguae” come from?
lapsus 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.
Ancestry of “lapsus linguae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | — |