Where does “lappa” come from?

lappa (Italian) comes from Latin lappa, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lappa (Italian): burdock; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. burdock; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “lappa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlappaburdock
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb-Every word from Latin lappa