despegar
/despeˈɡaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to detach, to remove, to unstick
🛫 des + pegar = un + stick: a plane unsticks itself from the ground
Pegar means to stick or glue, from Latin picare, to coat with pitch. Des- reverses it, like un- in English. Peeling off a sticker, a plane taking off, and drifting apart from people all mean coming unstuck.