Where does “caprin” come from?
caprin (Romanian) comes from French caprin, from Latin caprinus, from Proto-Italic *kaprīnos.
caprin (Romanian): caprine, goatlike
Ancestry of “caprin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | caprin | caprine; caprid, goat antelope; goat, domestic... |
| 2 | Latin | caprinus | caprine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kaprīnos | — |