Capricorn
/ˈkæp.rɪ.kɔːrn/noun
The tenth sign of the zodiac, represented by a goat with a fish tail; also the astronomical constellation of the same name.
Did you know?The constellation’s name comes from Latin caper (“goat”) + cornu (“horn”), and its older Greco-Roman image was the sea-goat, a hybrid creature tied to mythic power and the winter solstice.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kapro-
“male goat”
Latin
Latin
caper
“goat”
Latin
Latin
cornu
“horn”
Ancient Latin
Latin
Capricornus
“the horned goat; the zodiac constellation”
Middle English
English
Capricorne
“the zodiac sign or constellation Capricorn”
Modern English
English
Capricorn
“the zodiac sign or constellation Capricorn”
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