Etymology of the English word caber
the English word
caberderived from the Scottish Gaelic word
cabarderived from the Latin root
*caprioderived from the Latin word
capra (she-goat, nanny-goat)
derived from the Latin word
caper (he-goat, billy-goat; goatish)
Date
The earliest known usage of caber in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
