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Where does “escapar” come from?

escapar (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

escapar (Catalan): to escape

Definitions

  1. to escape

Ancestry of “escapar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexcapparepresent active infinitive of *excappō;...
2Latin-āre—
3Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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