Where does “overlapper” come from?
overlapper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål overlappe, from English overlap, from English lap, from Middle English lappen, from Old English lapian, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis — stone.
overlapper (Norwegian Bokmål): present of overlappe
Definitions
- present of overlappe
Ancestry of “overlapper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | overlappe | to overlap |
| 2 | English | overlap | To extend over and partly cover something; To... |
| 3 | English | lap | The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a... |
| 4 | Middle English | lappen | to wrap, fold |
| 5 | Old English | lapian | to lick, lap up, suck |
| 6 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 7 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 8 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 9 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |