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Where does “prelapsarian” come from?

prelapsarian (English) comes from Latin lāpsus, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás.

prelapsarian (English): Of, or relating to the period of innocence before...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to the period of innocence before...

Ancestry of “prelapsarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlāpsus—
2Latinlābor—
3Old Latinlabos—
4Romanianlabăpalm; paw
5Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
6Proto-Uralicluwebone
7Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →