English
evasive
Evasive comes from French évasif ‘evasive, slippery, noncommittal’, from Latin ēvādō ‘to exit, leave, come out’, and ultimately from vadō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvadō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēvādō‘to exit, leave, come out’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentévasif‘evasive, slippery, noncommittal’
- Englishtodayevasive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvadō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēvādō‘to exit, leave, come out’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentévasif‘evasive, slippery, noncommittal’
- Englishtodayevasive
Linked words
through Latin vadō
through Latin ēvādō ‘to exit, leave, come out’
Today it means
adj Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin vadō / evasive