Translation
to escape
Word origin
From the international family of French echapper and Italian scappare, all from Vulgar Latin excappare: ex ('out of') plus cappa ('cloak'). To escape was literally to slip out of your cloak and leave your pursuer holding it.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin, via French and Italian
- Root
- excappare
- English cognates
- escape, escapade, cape
Examples
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The bird escaped through the open window.
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The dog escaped from the garden.
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They escaped from the danger at the last moment.
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