{"id":3407,"date":"2024-06-01T13:46:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T13:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2024-06-01T14:13:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T14:13:48","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3407","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Escape\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-06-01T13:46:27+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure in Etymology we free ourselves by looking into the word escape.\n\n\n\nEscape [\u026a\u02c8ske\u026ap \/ \u0259\u02c8ske\u026ap] can mean:\n\n\nTo get free; to free oneself.\nTo avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from\nTo avoid capture; to get away...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/escape.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.1\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8770\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3407-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/escape.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/escape.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/escape.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/escape.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3407-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/escape.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"escape.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology we free ourselves by looking into the word <strong>escape<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lonelyfox\/2961899020\/in\/photolist-eaJaoL-7UUJkA-2hbrQhX-a2HR3D-5vJvou-5BTWbZ-739APU-2mMUebC-5BJX2Y-E3o6s-2nH4rNP-c7LiL-59kcX-5AV9NW-5oBjS9-s7WVa5-7rob15-s7VMFC-2iuHzJ5-2k7XPPd-fMcut-3fHZ3K-5vmzcG-2oBzwi3-vv48va-6tzn4F-GjfQYV-2oNMegX-2kQZApY-2nmojYH-P8M8v-aAFAs7-2gThMEG-DDhnEt-cPmGb-2m4vE9E-2gZz7Hz-7zbvMU-2ok5FNL-22Bkd2v-u7cpiB-2mZUi2N-2fCLWDw-2hyEn8Z-2izKEkB-2kLLRDp-2oiSReE\" title=\"Escape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3215\/2961899020_952929da69_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"Escape\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Escape<\/strong> [\u026a\u02c8ske\u026ap \/ \u0259\u02c8ske\u026ap] can mean:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To get free; to free oneself.<\/li>\n<li>To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from<\/li>\n<li>To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment<\/li>\n<li>To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <strong>esc\u0101pen<\/strong> (to free oneself, get away, avoid, elude), from Old Northern French <em>escaper<\/em> (to evade, avoid) from Vulgar Latin <em>*excapp\u0101re<\/em> (to escape) from <em>ex-<\/em> (out) and <em>cappa<\/em> (cape, cloak), or literally &#8220;to get out of one&#8217;s cape; to leave a pursuer with just one&#8217;s cape&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/escape#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>escapade<\/strong> (a daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention) in English, <strong>scappare<\/strong> (to run away, flee, escape) in Italian, <strong>\u00e9chapper<\/strong> (to escape, evade) in French, and <strong>escapar<\/strong> (to escape, get out, run away) in Spanish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Latin\/excappare\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>scamper<\/strong> (to run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner) possibly comes from similar roots, via Middle Dutch <strong>schamperen<\/strong> (to insult, scorn, dishonour), Old French <em>esc(h)amper<\/em> (to break loose) and Vulgar Latin <em>*excamp\u0101re<\/em>, from <em>ex-<\/em> (out) and <em>camp\u014d<\/em>, from <em>campus<\/em> (field) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/scamper#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Other interesting English word related to escaping include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>absquatulate<\/strong> = to leave quickly or in a hurry, to depart, flee, abscond &#8211; a jocular mock-Latin word coined in the USA in the 1830s from <strong>abscond<\/strong>, <strong>squat<\/strong> and <strong>perambulate<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/absquatulate#English\">source<\/a>].<\/li>\n<li><strong>skedaddle<\/strong> = to move or run away quickly &#8211; appeared in the USA in the 1860s. Possibly from <strong>scaddle<\/strong>, a UK dialect word meaning to run off in fright [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/skedaddle#English\">source<\/a>].<\/li>\n<li><strong>vamoose<\/strong> = to run away, flee, hurry &#8211; from Spanish <strong>vamos<\/strong> (we go) or <strong>v\u00e1monos<\/strong> (let&#8217;s go) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/vamoose#English\">source<\/a>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"<a href=\"https:\/\/podbay.fm\/p\/radio-omniglot\">Podbay<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">Podtail<\/a> and other pod places.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. 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Escape [\u026a\u02c8ske\u026ap \/ \u0259\u02c8ske\u026ap] can mean: To get free; to free oneself. To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment To elude the observation or notice of; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,20,56,23,12,4,50,142,58,109,1,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-middle-dutch-dietsc","category-middle-english","category-old-french-franceis","category-podcast","category-spanish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3407"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3414,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3407\/revisions\/3414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}