Where does “slip of the tongue” come from?
slip of the tongue (English) comes from Latin lapsus linguae, from Latin lapsus, from Latin labi, from Latin labor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe — fox.
slip of the tongue (English): A mistake in speech
Definitions
- A mistake in speech
Ancestry of “slip of the tongue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lapsus linguae | — |
| 2 | Latin | lapsus | gliding, sliding, slipping, falling; slipped,... |
| 3 | Latin | labi | present active infinitive of lābor; to glide; to... |
| 4 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 6 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 7 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |