Where does “Capricórnio” come from?
Capricórnio (Portuguese) comes from Latin Capricornus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
Capricórnio (Portuguese): Capricornus constellation
Definitions
- Capricornus constellation
Ancestry of “Capricórnio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Capricornus | Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac |
| 2 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |