English word lapse comes from Latin murem, Latin muris, Latin -tus, Proto-Indo-European *leb-, Proto-Indo-European *leh₂b-, Latin labi, and later Latin lapsus (Gliding, sliding, slipping, falling.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| murem | Latin (lat) | |
| muris | Latin (lat) | |
| -tus | Latin (lat) | Forms collective/abstract nouns from adjectives. Forms action nouns from verbs. Forms adjectives having the sense provided with.. Forms the past participle of verbs. |
| *leb- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to hang down, to hang loosely , to hang loosely, droop, sag, blade, to hang down, droop |
| *leh₂b- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| labi | Latin (lat) | |
| laborem | Latin (lat) | |
| lapsus | Latin (lat) | Gliding, sliding, slipping, falling. |
| laps | Middle French (frm) | |
| lapse | English (eng) | (intransitive) To become void.. (intransitive) To fall away gradually; to subside.. (intransitive) To fall into error or heresy.. To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.. To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid. (legal) A common-law rule that if the person [...] |