Where does “Capraria” come from?
Capraria (Latin) comes from Romanian căprărie, from Romanian căprar, from Hungarian káplár, from German Korporal, from Italian caporale, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
Capraria (Latin): now Capraia
Definitions
- now Capraia
Ancestry of “Capraria”, step by step
Capraria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian căprărie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | căprărie | group, category |
| 2 | Romanian | căprar | goatherd; corporal |
| 3 | Hungarian | káplár | corporal |
| 4 | German | Korporal | non-commissioned officer; Synonym of Rekrut |
| 5 | Italian | caporale | corporal, lance corporal; bossy person; illegal... |
| 6 | Italian | capo | head; boss, chief, leader, master; end |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 8 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Ancient Greek Καπραρία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Καπραρία | — |