lapsus digitorum

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1. Latin · derived fromlāpsus“a slipping or falling”
2. English todaylapsus digitorum

Coined as an analogue of lapsus linguae for users of sign language from the Latin lāpsus (“a slipping or falling”) (lāpsūs in the plural) + digitōrum (“of fingers”), genitive plural form of digitus (“finger”) = “a slipping of fingers”; compare lapsus digiti.

Words from the same roots