English

larp

Larp comes from English roleplay.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of role + play

Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- ‘to run’

Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂

Proto-Italic *rotā

Latin rota ‘wheel’

Late Latin rotulus

Medieval Latin rollus

Middle French rolle ‘role’

French rôle ‘role’

English role

Proto-West Germanic *plegō

Old English plega ‘playing’

Middle English pleye ‘Happiness, mirth, jolliness, or gaiety’

English play

Every English word from English roleplay

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.