Where does “scapen” come from?
scapen (Middle English) comes from Middle English escapen, from Old French escaper, 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- — he, she.
Ancestry of “scapen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | escapen | — |
| 2 | Old French | escaper | Alternative form of eschaper |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | excappare | present active infinitive of *excappō;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “scapen”