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caper
Latin · ancient
"goat"
one proposed root, 'goat', for its frisky, unpredictable movements
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capriccio
Italian · 1500s
"a shudder; a caprice, whim"
originally 'a shivering', it came to mean a sudden whim or caprice
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capriccio
English · 1600s-1690s
"a lively, free-form musical piece"
entered for a whim or prank, then specialized to a free-form musical composition
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