Where does “prolapse” come from?
Prolapse comes from Latin prolapsus, the past participle of prolabor, meaning to fall forward or slip out.
prolapse (English): To move out of place; especially for an internal...
Definitions
- To move out of place; especially for an internal...
Ancestry of “prolapse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | prolapsus | collapsed |
| 2 | Latin | prolabor | I glide, slide, slip forward; I collapse, decay |