Escape
/ɪˈskeɪp/noun
To get free from confinement, danger, or something limiting.
Did you know?In medieval Latin, the ancestor of “escape” was tied to the image of someone who has thrown off a cloak, and that same root later gave English the word “cape” too.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
LL
excappāre
“to slip out of a cloak; to get away”
Old French
OF
eschaper
“to get away, flee, break free”
Middle English
ME
escapen
“to flee, avoid, or get out of danger”
Modern English
EN
escape
“to get free from confinement, danger, or restriction”