absquatulation

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1. Latinab
2. Latinabs-
3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
5. Proto-Italic*kom
6. Proto-Italic*kom-
7. Latincon-
8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁t
10. Latincondō
11. Latinabscondō
12. Middle Frenchabscondre
13. Latinabscondō
14. Englishabscond
15. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
16. Proto-Italic*eks
17. Latinex
18. Latinex-
19. Old Frenches-
20. Latinco-
21. Latinagō
22. Latincōgō
23. Latincoāctus
24. Old Frenchquatir
25. Old Frenchesquatir
26. Middle Englishsquatten
27. Englishsquat
28. Latinper-
29. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
30. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
31. Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
32. Proto-Italic*amβi-
33. Latinambi-
34. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elh₂-
35. Proto-Italic*alō
36. Latin*alō
37. Latinambulō
38. Latinperambulō
39. Latinperambulātus
40. Englishperambulate
41. Englishabsquatulate
42. English todayabsquatulation

From absquatulate + -ion.

First known use, by meaning

• First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century. The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.