Where does “échapper” come from?
échapper (French) comes from Middle French eschapper, from Old French eschaper, from Vulgar Latin excappo, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
échapper (French): to escape (from), evade
Definitions
- to escape (from), evade
Ancestry of “échapper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | eschapper | to escape; to evade; to escape |
| 2 | Old French | eschaper | to evade; to avoid |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | excappo | to escape; I escape |
| 4 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |