Where does “prolapsus” come from?

prolapsus (English) comes from Latin prolapsus, from Latin prolabor — I glide, slide, slip forward; I collapse, decay.

prolapsus (English): prolapse

Definitions

  1. prolapse

Ancestry of “prolapsus”, step by step

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