Where does “capriccio” come from?

capriccio (Italian) comes from Italian caporiccio — fright, sudden start.

capriccio (Italian): whim, fancy, caprice, quirk; tantrum; capriccio

Definitions

  1. whim, fancy, caprice, quirk; tantrum; capriccio

Ancestry of “capriccio”, step by step

capriccio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian caporiccio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaporicciofright, sudden start

via Italian capo riccio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapo ricciocurly head

Words derived from “capriccio”

Every word from Italian caporiccio →