Where does “cabrafiguera” come from?
cabrafiguera (Catalan) comes from Catalan cabrafiga, from Latin caprifīcus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
cabrafiguera (Catalan): caprifig tree (Ficus carica var. caprificus)
Definitions
- caprifig tree (Ficus carica var. caprificus)
Ancestry of “cabrafiguera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cabrafiga | caprifig |
| 2 | Latin | caprifīcus | the wild fig tree |
| 3 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |