Where does “sexcapade” come from?
sexcapade (English) comes from English escapade, from French escapade, from Old Spanish escapada, from Old Spanish escapar, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
sexcapade (English): A sexual escapade; an incident or story involving...
Definitions
- A sexual escapade; an incident or story involving...
Ancestry of “sexcapade”, step by step
sexcapade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English escapade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | escapade | A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which... |
| 2 | French | escapade | the act of escaping; a trick |
| 3 | Old Spanish | escapada | — |
| 4 | Old Spanish | escapar | to escape |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | excappare | present active infinitive of *excappō;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English sex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 2 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 3 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 4 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 5 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 6 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 7 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |