Where does “kapriciös” come from?

kapriciös (Swedish) comes from French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from Italian -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

kapriciös (Swedish): capricious

Definitions

  1. capricious

Ancestry of “kapriciös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapricieuxcapricious
2Italiancapricciosocapricious, whimsical, finicky, naughty,...
3Italian-oso-ous, -ful, -y
4Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
5Old Latin-ōssus—
Every word from Old Latin -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from Italian -oso →