Where does “kaprispensas” come from?
kaprispensas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapris, from Swedish kapris, from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις, from Turkish kabir, from Arabic كَبِير, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق — to be warm, be hot.
kaprispensas (Finnish): caper bush, caper, Flinders rose plant Capparis spnosa
Definitions
- caper bush, caper, Flinders rose plant Capparis spnosa
Ancestry of “kaprispensas”, step by step
kaprispensas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kapris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kapris | caper |
| 2 | Swedish | kapris | caper |
| 3 | Latin | capparis | caper |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάππαρις | caper |
| 5 | Turkish | kabir | grave |
| 6 | Arabic | كَبِير | big, great, powerful; great |
| 7 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 8 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 9 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |