The story
- Latin · borrowed fromībex“chamois”
- English todayibex
From Latin ībex (“chamois”), possibly from Iberian or Aquitanian; akin to Old Spanish bezerro (“bull”) (modern becerro (“yearling”)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex. Full definition →
From Latin ībex (“chamois”), possibly from Iberian or Aquitanian; akin to Old Spanish bezerro (“bull”) (modern becerro (“yearling”)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.