Where does “chevron” come from?

chevron (French) comes from Vulgar Latin caprio, from Latin capreus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

chevron (French): rafter; chevron

Definitions

  1. rafter; chevron

Ancestry of “chevron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincaprio—
2Latincapreus—
3Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
4Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “chevron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Italic *kapros →Every word from Latin caper →
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