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Where does “microcap” come from?

microcap (English) comes 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.

microcap (English): The stock of a public company with a market...

Definitions

  1. The stock of a public company with a market...

Ancestry of “microcap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCap—
2EnglishCapricornSomeone with a Capricorn star sign
3FrenchCapricorneCapricorn
4LatinCapricornus—
5Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
6Proto-Italic*kapros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
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