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Where does “excappo” come from?

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

excappo (Vulgar Latin): to escape; I escape

Definitions

  1. to escape; I escape

Ancestry of “excappo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “excappo”

  • escapade
  • escapar
  • escape
  • escapade
  • Eskapade
  • scap
  • escapada
  • escapar
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