Etymology

elapse

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Today it means: To pass or move by. Full definition →

Middle French elapser ← Latin elapsus ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leh₂b-der.?
  7. Latinlābor
  8. Latinēlābor
  9. Latinelapsus
  10. Middle Frenchelapser
  11. English todayelapse

From Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus.

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