Where does “noncapricious” come from?
noncapricious (English) comes from English capricious, from French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from Italian -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
noncapricious (English): Not capricious
Definitions
- Not capricious
Ancestry of “noncapricious”, step by step
noncapricious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capricious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capricious | Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by... |
| 2 | French | capricieux | capricious |
| 3 | Italian | capriccioso | capricious, whimsical, finicky, naughty,... |
| 4 | Italian | -oso | -ous, -ful, -y |
| 5 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 6 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |