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Where does “capricorno” come from?

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

capricorno (Italian): serow

Definitions

  1. serow

Ancestry of “capricorno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCapricornus—
2Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
3Proto-Italic*kapros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
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