'escape' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'excappare,' where 'ex-' meant 'out of' and 'cappa' meant 'cloak.'

'excappare' transformed into the Old French word 'eschaper,' and eventually became the modern English word 'escape' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to get out of one's cloak,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to break free from confinement or control.'