Laplace

in scientific phrases, a reference to French astronomer and mathematician Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827). Related: Laplacian (1836).

also from 1749

Trends of Laplace

adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. Ngrams are probably unreliable.

More to Explore

understand

Old English understandan "to comprehend, grasp the idea of, receive from a word or words or from a sign the idea it is intended to convey; to view in a certain way," probably literally "stand in the midst of," from under + standan "to stand" (see stand (v.)). If this is the meani

abroad

mid-13c., "widely apart," a contraction of on brode, from Old English on brede, "in width," literally "at wide" (see a- (1) + broad (adj.)). From c. 1300 as "at a distance from each other," hence "out of doors, away from home" (late 14c.) also "at a distance generally" (early 15c

personality

late 14c., personalite, "quality or fact of being a person," from Old French personalité and directly from Medieval Latin personalitatem (nominative personalitas), from Late Latin personalis (see personal). Sense of "a distinctive essential character of a self-conscious being" is

wench

late 13c., wenche "girl, young woman," especially if unmarried, also "female infant," shortened from wenchel "child," also in Middle English "girl, maiden," from Old English wencel, probably related to wancol "unsteady, fickle, weak," from Proto-Germanic *wankila- (source also of

reparation

late 14c., reparacioun, "repair, act of mending" (a sense now rare or obsolete), also "amends, compensation, recompense, satisfaction for injury, what is done to repair a wrong," from Old French reparacion and directly from Late Latin reparationem (nominative reparatio) "act of r

brown-nose

also brownnose, "try excessively to make a good impression on one with authority," 1939, American English colloquial, said to be military slang originally, from brown (adj.) + nose (n.), "from the implication that servility is tantamount to having one's nose in the anus of the pe

terrific

1660s, "frightening," from Latin terrificus "causing terror or fear, frightful," from terrere "fill with fear" (see terrible) + combining form of facere "to make" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). Weakened sensed of "very great, severe" (as in terrific headache) appeared 1809;

folk

Old English folc "common people, laity; men; people, nation, tribe; multitude; troop, army," from Proto-Germanic *fulka- (source also of Old Saxon folc, Old Frisian folk, Middle Dutch volc, Dutch volk, Old High German folc, German Volk "people"). Perhaps originally "host of warri

preposterous

1540s, "contrary to nature, reason, or common sense," from Latin praeposterus "absurd, contrary to nature, inverted, perverted, in reverse order," literally "before-behind" (compare topsy-turvy, cart before the horse), from prae "before" (see pre-) + posterus "subsequent, coming

cake

early 13c., "flat or comparatively thin mass of baked dough," from Old Norse kaka "cake," from West Germanic *kokon- (source also of Middle Dutch koke, Dutch koek "a cake, gingerbread, dumpling," Old High German kuohho, German Kuchen "a cake, a tart"). Not believed to be related

Share Laplace

‘cite’

Page URL:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/Laplace

HTML Link:

<a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/Laplace">Etymology of Laplace by etymonline</a>

APA style:

Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of Laplace. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved $(datetime), from https://www.etymonline.com/word/Laplace

Chicago style:

Harper Douglas, “Etymology of Laplace,” Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed $(datetime), https://www.etymonline.com/word/Laplace.

MLA style:

Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of Laplace.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/Laplace. Accessed $(datetimeMla).

IEEE style:

D. Harper. “Etymology of Laplace.” Online Etymology Dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/Laplace (accessed $(datetime)).

updated on September 28, 2017

Remove ads >

Trending words

1. warlock
2. shock
3. lukewarm
4. confidence
5. nightmare
6. blare
7. trust
8. dream
9. ego
10. apple

Dictionary entries near Laplace

lapideous

lapidification

lapidocolous

lapis lazuli

Lapith

Laplace

Lapland

Lapp

lappet

lapse

lapsed