Where does “Capella” come from?

Capella (Italian) comes from Latin capella, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

Capella (Italian): Capella

Definitions

  1. Capella

Ancestry of “Capella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincapellaA she-goat or kid, nanny-goat; vocative singular...
2Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
3Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Italic *kapros →Every word from Latin caper →