Ellapse
/ɪˈlæps/noun
To pass away or elapse; an obsolete variant of “elapse.”
Did you know?Ellapse is an obsolete English variant derived from Latin elabi, a verb meaning “to slip away,” giving the passage of time a vividly physical image.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
ēlābī
“To slip away, slide off, or pass away”
Classical Latin
Latin
ēlāpsus
“Slipped away; passed away”
Medieval Latin
Latin
elapsus
“Having passed or elapsed”
16th–17th Century
English
elapse
“To pass away, especially of time”
17th–19th Century
English
ellapse
“An obsolete variant meaning “to elapse””
Modern English
English
ellapse
“Rare or obsolete; generally replaced by “elapse””