Etymology of the French word câpre
the French word
câprederived from the Italian word
capperoderived from the Classical Latin word
capparis (caper plant; fruit of caper plant, caper)
derived from the Greek word
kapparis, κάππαρις
Date
The earliest known usage of câpre in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
capron,
câprierCognates
Dutch
kapper, Dutch
caprice, English
caprice, English
caper, French
caprice, German
Kaper, German
Kaprice, Italian
capriccio, Lithuanian
kaprizas, Norwegian
kapers, Norwegian
kaprise, Polish
kaprys, Russian
кaпpиз, Swedish
kapris
