Where does “escamotear” come from?

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

escamotear (Spanish): to swipe or pilfer; to do out of

Definitions

  1. to swipe or pilfer; to do out of

Ancestry of “escamotear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchescamoterto conjure away, to make disappear; to snatch, to...
2Occitanescamotar—
3Occitanescamar—
4Latinsquāmascale (of a fish or reptile)
5Proto-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 →