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