Where does “escamoter” come from?

escamoter (French) comes from Occitan escamotar, from Occitan escamar, from Latin squāma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

escamoter (French): to conjure away, to make disappear; to snatch, to...

Definitions

  1. to conjure away, to make disappear; to snatch, to...

Ancestry of “escamoter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanescamotar—
2Occitanescamar—
3Latinsquāmascale (of a fish or reptile)
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “escamoter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Latin squāma →Every word from Occitan escamar →