Where does “caprice” come from?
caprice (French) comes from Italian capriccio, from Italian caporiccio — fright, sudden start.
caprice (French): whim; wish; tantrum
Ancestry of “caprice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | capriccio | whim, fancy, caprice, quirk; tantrum; capriccio |
| 2 | Italian | caporiccio | fright, sudden start |
Words derived from “caprice”