Etymology of the English word escapade
the English word
escapadederived from the French word
escapadederived from the Old Italian word
scappataderived from the Italian word
scapparederived from the Italian word
cappaderived from the Latin word
cappa (cape, cloak, cassock)
derived from the Greek word
kappa, κάππα
using the Italian prefix
s-derived from the Old Spanish word
escapadaDate
The earliest known usage of escapade in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
escapade, French
escapade, German
Eskapade, Norwegian
eskapade, Swedish
eskapadUsage
Word found in Modern English
