Where does “madcappery” come from?
madcappery (English) comes from English madcap, from English Cap, from English Capricorn, from French Capricorne, from Latin Capricornus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
madcappery (English): The action or behavior of a madcap
Definitions
- The action or behavior of a madcap
Ancestry of “madcappery”, step by step
madcappery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English madcap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | madcap | impulsive, hasty or reckless; capricious; An... |
| 2 | English | Cap | A nickname for the captain of a team, ship, etc |
| 3 | English | Capricorn | Someone with a Capricorn star sign |
| 4 | French | Capricorne | Capricorn |
| 5 | Latin | Capricornus | Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac |
| 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 |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |