scamper (v.) Look up scamper at Dictionary.com
"to run quickly," 1680s, probably from Flemish schampeeren, frequentative of schampen "run away," from Old North French escamper (Old French eschamper) "to run away, flee," from Vulgar Latin *excampare "decamp," literally "leave the field," from Latin ex campo, from ex "out of" + campo, ablative of campus "field" (see campus). A vogue word late 17c. Related: Scampered; scampering.