Where does “lapa” come from?

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

lapa (Spanish): limpet; limpet, person who sticks to another;...

Definitions

  1. limpet; limpet, person who sticks to another;...

Ancestry of “lapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlappaburdock
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lapa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb-Every word from Latin lappa