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

  1. To move out of place; especially for an internal...

Ancestry of “prolapse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprolapsuscollapsed
2LatinprolaborI glide, slide, slip forward; I collapse, decay
Every word from Latin prolaborEvery word from Latin prolapsus