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Where does “inescapableness” come from?

inescapableness (English) comes from English inescapable, 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 — he, she.

inescapableness (English): The quality of being inescapable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being inescapable

Ancestry of “inescapableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinescapableImpossible to avoid or escape; not escapable
2EnglishescapableAble to be escaped or run from; Not needed or...
3EnglishescapeTo get free; to free oneself; To avoid ; to...
4Middle Englishescapen—
5Old FrenchescaperAlternative form of eschaper
6Vulgar Latinexcapparepresent active infinitive of *excappō;...
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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