Etymology

capric

C3A1P3R1I1C3

Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or derived from capric acid Full definition →

Latin caper
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  1. Latin · derived fromcaper“goat”
  2. English todaycapric

From Latin caper (“goat”), after its smell + -ic. By surface analysis, capr- + -ic.

Words from the same roots

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