Where does “cabroncito” come from?
cabroncito (Spanish) comes from Spanish cabrón, from Spanish cabra, from Old Spanish cabra, from Latin capra, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
Ancestry of “cabroncito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cabrón | billy goat; coward; bastard, motherfucker |
| 2 | Spanish | cabra | female goat; goat; girl |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cabra | — |
| 4 | Latin | capra | a she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |