Where does “capricieux” come from?
capricieux (French) comes from Italian capriccioso, from Italian -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
capricieux (French): capricious
Ancestry of “capricieux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | capriccioso | capricious, whimsical, finicky, naughty,... |
| 2 | Italian | -oso | -ous, -ful, -y |
| 3 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
Words derived from “capricieux”