Where does “keper” come from?
keper (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch keper, from Latin capreus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
keper (Dutch): A chevron, construction comprising crossing beams...
Definitions
- A chevron, construction comprising crossing beams...
Ancestry of “keper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | keper | — |
| 2 | Latin | capreus | — |
| 3 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |