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Where does “escapability” come from?

escapability (English) comes from English escapable, from English escape, from Middle English escapen, from Old French escaper, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

escapability (English): The degree to which something is escapable

Definitions

  1. The degree to which something is escapable

Ancestry of “escapability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishescapableAble to be escaped or run from; Not needed or...
2EnglishescapeTo get free; to free oneself; To avoid ; to...
3Middle Englishescapen—
4Old FrenchescaperAlternative form of eschaper
5Vulgar Latinexcapparepresent active infinitive of *excappō;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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