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Where does “caprio” come from?

caprio (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin capreus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

Ancestry of “caprio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapreus—
2Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
3Proto-Italic*kapros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “caprio”

  • chevron
  • chevronel
  • chevronwise
  • chevronelle
  • chevron
  • sjevron
  • sjevron
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