Where does “Capricornian” come from?
Capricornian (English) comes from English Capricorn, from French Capricorne, from Latin Capricornus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
Capricornian (English): Of, or pertaining to, the Capricorn star sign;...
Definitions
- Of, or pertaining to, the Capricorn star sign;...
Ancestry of “Capricornian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Capricorn | Someone with a Capricorn star sign |
| 2 | French | Capricorne | Capricorn |
| 3 | Latin | Capricornus | Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac |
| 4 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |