Etymology

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Today it means: A temporary failure; a slip. Full definition →

Middle French laps ← Latin lāpsus
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  1. Latin · derived fromlāpsus
  2. Middle French · derived fromlaps
  3. English todaylapse

From Middle French laps, from Latin lāpsus, from lābī (“to slip”). Doublet of lapsus.

Words from the same roots

Latinlāpsus all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.