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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |