capriccio.
whim, fancy, caprice, quirk
Meaning & usage
whim, fancy, caprice, quirk
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capriccio
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Old Italian capo Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗrder. Latin ērīcius Old Italian riccio Old Italian caporiccio Italian capriccio From earlier caporiccio, from capo + riccio, literally “curly head”. People believed that curly hair was a sign for a capricious and unruly character.
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