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
- to swipe or pilfer; to do out of
Ancestry of “escamotear”, step by step