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capo riccio
Italian · 1500s
"a hedgehog's head, a sudden fright"
possibly literally hedgehog head, describing hair standing on end from a sudden fright
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caprice
French · 1600s
"a sudden, unpredictable whim"
carried into French for a sudden, unpredictable change of mind
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caprice
English · 1660s
"a sudden, unpredictable change of mind or behavior"
settled as the English word for a sudden, impulsive change of mind
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