Where does “scampi” come from?
scampi (English) comes from Italian scampi, from Italian scampo, from Italian scampare, from Vulgar Latin excampare, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
scampi (English): A Norway lobster; Any similar species of genus...
Definitions
- A Norway lobster; Any similar species of genus...
Ancestry of “scampi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scampi | plural of scampo; second-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | scampo | escape, way out; prawn; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | scampare | to escape; to find safety; to save |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | excampare | decamp |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |