Latin

caper

‘he-goat’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin caper.

16 English words in this record descend from Latin caper, most familiar first.

• chevron ← cheveroun ← *capriō ← *capreus
• caber ← cabar ← *capriō ← *capreus
• capric
• capretto ← capro
• caprifig ← caprifīcus
• caproic
• caprification ← caprifīcātiōnem ← caprifīcus
• capriform ← capra
• caprigenous ← capra
• capreoline ← capreolus
• capreolate ← capreolātus ← capreolus
• cabrilla ← cabra ← cabra ← capra

More words from caper

• caprify
• chevrotain
• chevreuil
• katsap

Etymograph / Latin caper