Where does “scampare” come from?

scampare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin excampare, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

scampare (Italian): to escape; to find safety; to save

Definitions

  1. to escape; to find safety; to save

Ancestry of “scampare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexcamparedecamp
2Latincāppacape, cloak
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “scampare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →