Where does “Căpreni” come from?

Căpreni (English) comes from Romanian Căpreni, from Romanian capră, from Latin capra, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

Ancestry of “Căpreni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCăpreni
2Romaniancaprăgoat; horse; leap frog
3Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
4Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
5Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káprosEvery word from Proto-Italic *kaprosEvery word from Latin caper
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