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Where does “eschaper” come from?

eschaper (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin excappo, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

eschaper (Old French): to evade; to avoid

Definitions

  1. to evade; to avoid

Ancestry of “eschaper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexcappoto escape; I escape
2Latincāppa—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “eschaper”

  • réchapper
  • échapper
  • échappement
  • echapperen
  • eschapper
  • chape
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