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
- Spanish ibex; Alpine ibex
Ancestry of “cabra-montês”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | cabra | she-goat; nanny goat; bitch; guy, dude |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cabra | — |
| 3 | Latin | capra | a she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |