Where does “caper” come from?
caper (Romanian) comes from Italian cappero, from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις, from Turkish kabir, from Arabic كَبِير, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k' — to be warm, be hot.
caper (Romanian): caper
Definitions
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Ancestry of “caper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cappero | caper |
| 2 | Latin | capparis | caper |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάππαρις | caper |
| 4 | Turkish | kabir | grave |
| 5 | Arabic | كَبِير | big, great, powerful; great |
| 6 | Arabic | ب | Abbreviation of باب; with, by; with |
| 7 | Arabic | طَابَق | — |
| 8 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |