Where does “laapistus” come from?

laapistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish laapistaa, from Finnish laapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.

laapistus (Finnish): treatment with silver nitrate

Definitions

  1. treatment with silver nitrate

Ancestry of “laapistus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaapistaato treat with silver nitrate
2Finnishlaapissilver nitrate
3Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
4Proto-Italic*lapetsstone
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