Where does “caperă” come from?

caperă (Romanian) comes from Romanian caper, from Italian cappero, from Latin capparis, from Ancient Greek κάππαρις, from Turkish kabir, from Arabic كَبِير, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق — to be warm, be hot.

caperă (Romanian): caper

Definitions

  1. caper

Ancestry of “caperă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancapercaper
2Italiancapperocaper
3Latincappariscaper
4Ancient Greekκάππαριςcaper
5Turkishkabirgrave
6Arabicكَبِيرbig, great, powerful; great
7ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
8Arabicطَابَق
9Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
10Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
11Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
12Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-