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Where does “cabra” come from?

cabra (Catalan) comes from Latin capra, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

cabra (Catalan): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “cabra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
2Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
3Proto-Italic*kapros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “cabra”

  • cabró
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