Where does “escamotabil” come from?

escamotabil (Romanian) comes from French escamotable, from French escamoter, from Occitan escamotar, from Occitan escamar, from Latin squāma, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

escamotabil (Romanian): retractable

Definitions

  1. retractable

Ancestry of “escamotabil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchescamotableretractable
2Frenchescamoterto conjure away, to make disappear; to snatch, to...
3Occitanescamotar—
4Occitanescamar—
5Latinsquāmascale (of a fish or reptile)
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Latin squāma →Every word from Occitan escamar →