Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “lappa” come from?

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

lappa (Latin): burdock

Definitions

  1. burdock

Ancestry of “lappa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lappa”

  • lappaceous
  • lappaceus
  • lappa
  • lapo
  • lapfermilo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →