Where does “kapritso” come from?
kapritso (Tagalog) comes from Spanish capricho, from Italian capriccio, from Italian caporiccio — fright, sudden start.
kapritso (Tagalog): caprice; whim
Ancestry of “kapritso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | capricho | caprice, vagary, whim, fancy |
| 2 | Italian | capriccio | whim, fancy, caprice, quirk; tantrum; capriccio |
| 3 | Italian | caporiccio | fright, sudden start |