Where does “nonlaptop” come from?
nonlaptop (English) comes from English laptop, from English lap, from Middle English lappen, from Old English lapian, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis — stone.
nonlaptop (English): Not of or pertaining to laptop computers
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to laptop computers
Ancestry of “nonlaptop”, step by step
nonlaptop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English laptop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laptop | A laptop computer |
| 2 | English | lap | The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | lappen | to wrap, fold |
| 4 | Old English | lapian | to lick, lap up, suck |
| 5 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 6 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 7 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 8 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |