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Where does “capra” come from?

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

capra (Italian): goat; nanny goat; trestle

Definitions

  1. goat; nanny goat; trestle

Ancestry of “capra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
2Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
3Proto-Italic*kapros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “capra”

  • cabriole
  • capretta
  • capriole
  • capriola
  • cabriola
  • gaudriole
  • cabriole
  • cabrioler
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