caprice
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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caprice sudden unaccountable turn of mind XVII; work of art of lively or sportive character XVIII. — F. — It.
capriccio orig. horror (the mod. sense being due to assoc. with
capra goat), f.
capo head (:- L.
caput) +
riccio hedgehog (:- L.
ericeus URCHIN), lit. ‘head with the hair standing on end’.
So
capricious XVI.
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