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· Vulgar Latin
*excappāre
3 English words descend from Vulgar Latin
*excappāre
, most common first.
escape
To get free; to free oneself.
escapade
A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.
scarper
Chiefly in scarper the letty: to depart quickly or run away from (a place); to flee.