Where does “Capricornus” come from?
Capricornus (English) comes from Latin Capricornus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
Capricornus (English): A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a goat or the mythical sea goat (upper half goat, lower half fish)
Definitions
- A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a goat or the mythical sea goat (upper half goat, lower half fish)
Ancestry of “Capricornus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Capricornus | Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac |
| 2 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |