Where does “caprine” come from?

caprine (French) comes from French caprin, from Latin caprinus, from Proto-Italic *kaprīnos — pertaining to goats.

caprine (French): feminine singular of caprin

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of caprin

Ancestry of “caprine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaprincaprine; caprid, goat antelope; goat, domestic...
2Latincaprinuscaprine
3Proto-Italic*kaprīnospertaining to goats
Every word from Proto-Italic *kaprīnos →Every word from Latin caprinus →Every word from French caprin →