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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/kaprīnos

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Etymology

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From *kapros (goat) +‎ *-īnos (pertaining to).

Adjective

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*kaprīnos[1]

  1. pertaining to goats

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Latin: caprīnus (see there for further descendants)
  • Umbrian: cabriner (gen. sg. m/n)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “caper”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 89