Where does “làpìch” come from?

làpìch (Unami) comes from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.

Ancestry of “làpìch”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	lapi	joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix
2	Spanish	lápiz	pencil
3	Italian	lapis	pencil; sanguine
4	Latin	lapis	a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
5	Proto-Italic	*lapets	stone