Where does “caprigenous” come from?

caprigenous (English) comes from Latin capra, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

caprigenous (English): Resembling or originating from goats

Definitions

  1. Resembling or originating from goats

Ancestry of “caprigenous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
2Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
3Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káprosEvery word from Proto-Italic *kaprosEvery word from Latin caper