Where does “Eskapade” come from?
Eskapade (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Eskapade (German): escapade
Definitions
- escapade
Ancestry of “Eskapade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | escapade | the act of escaping; a trick |
| 2 | Old Spanish | escapada | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | escapar | to escape |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | excappare | present active infinitive of *excappō;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |