Where does “лэптоп” come from?
лэптоп (Russian) comes from English laptop, from English lap, from Middle English lappen, from Old English lapian, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis.
лэптоп (Russian): laptop
Ancestry of “лэптоп”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | laptop | A laptop computer |
| 2 | English | lap | The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | lappen | to wrap, fold |
| 4 | Old English | lapian | to lick, lap up, suck |
| 5 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 6 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 7 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 8 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | — |