Where does “cheverel” come from?
cheverel (English) comes from Old French chevrele, from French chèvre, from Middle French chevre, from Old French chievre, from Latin capra, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
cheverel (English): Kid, as used to make leather; Pliable as kid...
Definitions
- Kid, as used to make leather; Pliable as kid...
Ancestry of “cheverel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | chevrele | — |
| 2 | French | chèvre | goat species |
| 3 | Middle French | chevre | goat |
| 4 | Old French | chievre | goat |
| 5 | Latin | capra | a she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |