Where does “cabra-montês” come from?

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

cabra-montês (Portuguese): Spanish ibex; Alpine ibex

Definitions

  1. Spanish ibex; Alpine ibex

Ancestry of “cabra-montês”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecabrashe-goat; nanny goat; bitch; guy, dude
2Old Portuguesecabra—
3Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
4Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
5Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Italic *kapros →Every word from Latin caper →