Etymology

prelapsarian

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Today it means: Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled. Full definition →

Latin lapsus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlapsus“fall”
  2. English todayprelapsarian

From pre- + Latin lapsus (“fall”) + -arian.

Words from the same roots

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