Where does “капризничать” come from?
капризничать (Russian) comes from Russian капри́з, from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from Italian caporiccio — fright, sudden start.
капризничать (Russian): to be capricious, to play up; to give trouble
Definitions
- to be capricious, to play up; to give trouble
Ancestry of “капризничать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | капри́з | — |
| 2 | French | caprice | whim; wish; tantrum |
| 3 | Italian | capriccio | whim, fancy, caprice, quirk; tantrum; capriccio |
| 4 | Italian | caporiccio | fright, sudden start |