Words that come from Latin “caper”

226 words across 44 languages descend from Latin caper — including Capricorn, chevron, cabriolet, cabriole, Capricornus, caprine, aminocaproic, caproic.

See the etymology of caper itself →

English (37)

Latin (25)

Italian (21)

French (18)

Spanish (17)

Translingual (14)

Romanian (10)

Esperanto (6)

Aromanian (6)

Old French (6)

Dutch (5)

Romansch (5)

Portuguese (5)

Friulian (4)

Late Latin (4)

Sicilian (3)

Venetian (3)

Galician (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Slovene (2)

Catalan (2)

Old Spanish (2)

Franco-Provençal (2)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Occitan (2)

German (2)

Asturian (1)

Old Occitan (1)

Neapolitan (1)

Greek (1)

Quechua (1)

Polish (1)

Dalmatian (1)

Middle French (1)

Istriot (1)

Aragonese (1)

Tzotzil (1)

Czech (1)

Swedish (1)

Ido (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Proto-Slavic (1)

Vulgar Latin (1)