laps- root words — words with the laps- root

The root laps- comes from Latin laborlapsus, meaning to slip, fall. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including collapse, collapsed, collapses, collapsing. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the laps- root

Explore words with laps- — words containing the laps- root and sharing its sense of "to slip, fall". Examples include collapse, collapsed, collapses, collapsing. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does laps- mean?

The laps- root means to slip, fall, from Latin laborlapsus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.