Where does “căprăreață” come from?
căprăreață (Romanian) comes from Latin capraricia, from Latin capra, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
căprăreață (Romanian): a shelter, such as a hut or shed, for goats;...
Definitions
- a shelter, such as a hut or shed, for goats;...
Ancestry of “căprăreață”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | capraricia | — |
| 2 | Latin | capra | a she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative... |
| 3 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |