Where does “Capricornus” come from?

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

Capricornus (Latin): Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac

Definitions

  1. Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac

Ancestry of “Capricornus”, step by step

Capricornus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin caper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
2Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

via Latin cornū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincornūhorn; antler
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “Capricornus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Italic *kapros →Every word from Latin caper →