Where does “capra” come from?

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

capra (Latin): a she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...

Definitions

  1. a she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...

Ancestry of “capra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “capra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros