Etymology of the French word caprice

Date

The earliest known usage of caprice in French dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in French

encapricer

Derivations in other languages

English caprice, Romanian capriciu

Cognates

Dutch kapper, Dutch caprice, English caprice, English caper, French câpre, German Kaper, German Kaprice, Italian capriccio, Lithuanian kaprizas, Norwegian kapers, Norwegian kaprise, Polish kaprys, Russian кaпpиз, Swedish kapris