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Where does “caber” come from?

caber (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic cabar, from Latin capriō.

caber (English): A long, thick log held upright at one end and...

Definitions

  1. A long, thick log held upright at one end and...

Ancestry of “caber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccabarantler; pole, rafter, caber
2Latincapriō—
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