Where does “Caprimulgiformes” come from?
Caprimulgiformes (Translingual) comes from Translingual Caprimulgus, from Latin caprimulgus, from Latin capra, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
Caprimulgiformes (Translingual): order
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Ancestry of “Caprimulgiformes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Caprimulgus | genus |
| 2 | Latin | caprimulgus | a milker of goats; a nightjar |
| 3 | Latin | capra | a she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |