Etymology of the French word cabriolet
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 French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
cabriolet, Italian
cabriolet, Spanish
cabrioléCognates
Dutch
cabriolet, English
cabriolet, German
Kabriolett, Norwegian
kabriolet, Swedish
kabriolett
