Where does “Capretum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Capretum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
2Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Italic *kapros →Every word from Latin caper →