Where does “leap year” come from?

leap year (English) comes from Middle English lepe-yer, from Middle English lep — A basket; a bucket.

leap year (English): A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendars with...

Definitions

  1. A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendars with...

Ancestry of “leap year”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlepe-yer—
2Middle EnglishlepA basket; a bucket

Words derived from “leap year”

Every word from Middle English lep →Every word from Middle English lepe-yer →