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Where does “capriola” come from?

capriola (Italian) comes from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

capriola (Italian): somersault, caper, capriole; female roe deer

Definitions

  1. somersault, caper, capriole; female roe deer

Ancestry of “capriola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapreolusroe deer, roebuck
2Latincapreaa roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular...
3Latin-eanominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...
4Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
5Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
6Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “capriola”

  • cabriole
  • capriole
  • cabriola
  • gaudriole
  • cabriole
  • cabrioler
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