Where does “unescapable” come from?
unescapable (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
unescapable (English): Impossible to avoid or escape, not escapable;...
Definitions
- Impossible to avoid or escape, not escapable;...
Ancestry of “unescapable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | escapable | Able to be escaped or run from; Not needed or... |
| 2 | English | escape | To get free; to free oneself; To avoid ; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | escapen | — |
| 4 | Old French | escaper | Alternative form of eschaper |
| 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 |
Words derived from “unescapable”