Where does “câprier” come from?
câprier (French) comes from French câpre, from Italian cappero, from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις, from Turkish kabir, from Arabic كَبِير, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق — to be warm, be hot.
câprier (French): caper, caper tree
Ancestry of “câprier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | câpre | caper; In the French Antilles, someone born to a... |
| 2 | Italian | cappero | 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 |