Where does “caper” come from?

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

caper (Latin): a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...

Definitions

  1. a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...

Ancestry of “caper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “caper

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros