Where does “caprine” come from?
caprine (French) comes from French caprin, from Latin caprinus, from Proto-Italic *kaprīnos.
caprine (French): feminine singular of caprin
Definitions
- feminine singular of caprin
Ancestry of “caprine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | caprin | caprine; caprid, goat antelope; goat, domestic... |
| 2 | Latin | caprinus | caprine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kaprīnos | — |