Where does “scappatore” come from?

scappatore (Italian) comes from Italian scappare, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

scappatore (Italian): fugitive, runaway, escapee

Definitions

  1. fugitive, runaway, escapee

Ancestry of “scappatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscappareto run away, flee, escape, scarper or skedaddle
2Vulgar Latinexcapparepresent active infinitive of *excappō;...
3Latin-ārefirst conjugation
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Latin -āre