Where does “caprine” come from?
caprine (Italian) comes from Italian caprino, from Latin caprinus, from Proto-Italic *kaprīnos.
caprine (Italian): feminine plural of caprino
Definitions
- feminine plural of caprino
Ancestry of “caprine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | caprino | caprine, cloven; caprino; Smell of goat |
| 2 | Latin | caprinus | caprine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kaprīnos | — |