Where does “Caprice” come from?

Caprice (German) comes from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from Italian caporiccio — fright, sudden start.

Caprice (German): caprice an impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion

Definitions

  1. caprice an impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion

Ancestry of “Caprice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapricewhim; wish; tantrum
2Italiancapricciowhim, fancy, caprice, quirk; tantrum; capriccio
3Italiancaporicciofright, sudden start

Words derived from “Caprice”

Every word from Italian caporiccio →Every word from Italian capriccio →Every word from French caprice →