Etymology of the English word scarper
the English word
scarperderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of scarper in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
