Where does “caprine” come from?

caprine (Italian) comes from Italian caprino, from Latin caprinus, from Proto-Italic *kaprīnos — pertaining to goats.

caprine (Italian): feminine plural of caprino

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of caprino

Ancestry of “caprine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaprinocaprine, cloven; caprino; Smell of goat
2Latincaprinuscaprine
3Proto-Italic*kaprīnospertaining to goats
Every word from Proto-Italic *kaprīnos →Every word from Latin caprinus →Every word from Italian caprino →