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Where does “cavron” come from?

cavron (Venetian) comes from Venetian cavra, from Latin capra, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

cavron (Venetian): billygoat

Definitions

  1. billygoat

Ancestry of “cavron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiancavragoat
2Latincapraa she-goat; the odor of armpits; vocative...
3Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
4Proto-Italic*kapros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
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