Capering
/ˈkeɪpərɪŋ/noun
Leaping or skipping about playfully or energetically.
Did you know?“Caper” comes through Italian and French from Latin *caper*, meaning “goat,” because goats were associated with springy, bounding movement.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kapro-
“Male goat”
Latin
Latin
caper
“Goat”
Late Latin
Latin
capra
“She-goat”
Old French
Old French
caper
“To leap, skip, frolic”
Middle English
English
caperen
“To skip or dance about”
Modern English
English
capering
“Leaping or skipping playfully”