Where does “leap year” come from?
leap year (English) comes from Middle English lepe-yer, from Middle English lep.
leap year (English): A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendars with...
Definitions
- A year in the Julian or Gregorian calendars with...
Ancestry of “leap year”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lepe-yer | — |
| 2 | Middle English | lep | — |
Words derived from “leap year”