Etymology of the English word cabriolet
the English word
cabrioletderived from the French word
cabrioletderived from the French word
cabriolerderived from the French word
capriolederived from the Old Italian word
caprioladerived from the Old Italian word
caprioloderived from the Latin word
capreolus (young roe-deer; wild goat, chamois)
derived 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 cabriolet in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
cabCognates
Dutch
cabriolet, French
cabriolet, German
Kabriolett, Norwegian
kabriolet, Swedish
kabriolettUsage
Word found in Modern English
