escamoter
French
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to conjure away, to make disappear
- (by extension) to snatch, to nick
- (transitive) to evade, dodge; to skip a word, question, etc.
- (transitive) to retract (landing gear)
Etymology
Derived from Occitan escamotar derived from Latin squāma (scale, flake), excommutare.
Origin
Latin
excommutare
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- squama English
- excommutare Latin
- squamiger Latin
- squāma Latin
- desquamare Italian
- escamotage Italian
- squama Italian
- squamare Italian
- escamotable French
- escamotage French
- escamoteur French
- esquame Old French
- skvamo Esperanto
- escama Catalan, Valencian
- esquama Catalan, Valencian
- scamă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- scvamă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- escama Old Portuguese
- scamã Aromanian
- escamotar Occitan
- escama Asturian
- escama Old Spanish