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

  1. to be capricious, to play up; to give trouble

Ancestry of “капризничать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкапри́зwhim, caprice, fancy, fit
2Frenchcapricewhim; wish; tantrum
3Italiancapricciowhim, fancy, caprice, quirk; tantrum; capriccio
4Italiancaporicciofright, sudden start
Every word from Italian caporiccio →Every word from Italian capriccio →Every word from French caprice →