Where does “caperberry” come from?
caperberry (English) comes from English caper, from English capriole, from French capriole, from Italian capriola, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
caperberry (English): "Capparis spinosa", a perennial winter-deciduous...
Definitions
- "Capparis spinosa", a perennial winter-deciduous...
Ancestry of “caperberry”, step by step
caperberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caper | A playful leap or jump; A jump while dancing; A... |
| 2 | English | capriole | A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards... |
| 3 | French | capriole | Dated form of cabriole |
| 4 | Italian | capriola | somersault, caper, capriole; female roe deer |
| 5 | Latin | capreolus | roe deer, roebuck |
| 6 | Latin | caprea | a roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular... |
| 7 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 8 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |