Where does “capretta” come from?

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

capretta (Italian): Diminutive of capra; kid; small goat

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of capra; kid; small goat

Ancestry of “capretta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapragoat; nanny goat; trestle
2Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
3Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
4Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Italic *kapros →Every word from Latin caper →