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Where does “capriole” come from?

capriole (French) comes from Italian capriola, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

capriole (French): Dated form of cabriole

Definitions

  1. Dated form of cabriole

Ancestry of “capriole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapriolasomersault, caper, capriole; female roe deer
2Latincapreolusroe deer, roebuck
3Latincapreaa roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular...
4Latin-eanominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “capriole”

  • capriole
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