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Where does “escapable” come from?

escapable (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

escapable (English): Able to be escaped or run from; Not needed or...

Definitions

  1. Able to be escaped or run from; Not needed or...

Ancestry of “escapable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishescapeTo get free; to free oneself; To avoid ; to...
2Middle Englishescapen—
3Old FrenchescaperAlternative form of eschaper
4Vulgar Latinexcapparepresent active infinitive of *excappō;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “escapable”

  • inescapable
  • inescapably
  • unescapable
  • unescapably
  • unescapableness
  • escapability
  • inescapableness
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