Where does “căpriu” come from?

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

căpriu (Romanian): hazel or medium/light brown (with a yellow or greenish tinge)

Definitions

  1. hazel or medium/light brown (with a yellow or greenish tinge)

Ancestry of “căpriu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancaprăgoat; horse; leap frog
2Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
3Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
4Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Italic *kapros →Every word from Latin caper →