Where does “caple” come from?
caple (English) comes from Old Norse kapall, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
caple (English): A horse
Ancestry of “caple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kapall | — |
| 2 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |