evade

Where does the word "evade" come from? It comes from Latin evadere, and was adopted directly into English (1510s).

Evade’s story begins in Latin: evadere meant “to escape.” 'e-', out, plus 'vadere', to go. It reached English by 1510s as evade. 'tax evasion' dates from the 1800s. Today, evade means to escape or avoid.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient evadere "to escape", 'e-', out, plus 'vadere', to go.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1510s evade "to escape", 'tax evasion' dates from the 1800s.