Excappare is the Latin root of the word “escape,” which literally means “out of one’s cape.”  The ancient Romans would escape capture by dropping their capes when fleeing.  I don’t really know how much time that would buy you.  Couldn’t the person chasing you just drop his cape too?  Or perhaps, you could just start off not wearing a cape in the first place.   How lame would Superman be if his only defense was throwing his cape on the ground and fleeing?  Thankfully, Clark Kent isn’t an ancient Roman.  Or a real person…