LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

caprifīcus

caprifīcus m (genitive caprifīcī)

Meaning

  1. the wild fig tree; caprifig

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaprifīcuscaprifīcī
genitivecaprifīcīcaprifīcōrum
dativecaprifīcōcaprifīcīs
accusativecaprifīcumcaprifīcōs
ablativecaprifīcōcaprifīcīs
vocativecaprifīcecaprifīcī

căprĭ-fīcus, i, f. caper-ficus, goatfig,
I. the wild fig-tree: illi ubi etiam caprificus magna est, Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 38; Hor. Epod. 5, 17; Prop. 4 (5), 5, 76; Plin. 16, 25, 40, § 95: arbor, id. 34, 13, 35, § 133; Mart. 10, 2, 9; and in a play upon the word with caper and ficus, Mart. 4, 52, 2. The gall-insect, Cynips psenes, Linn., springing from this tree, ripens by its sting the fruit of the cultivated fig-tree, ficus (cf. Plin. 17, 27, 44, § 256, caprifico and caprificatio); hence poet., in allusion to the fact that the wild fig-tree strikes root in the cracks of stones, etc., and breaks them, Pers. 1, 25; cf. Juv. 10, 145.—
II. The fruit of the wild fig-tree, the wild fig, Col. 11, 2, 56; Plin. 11, 15, 15, § 40: caprificus vocatur e silvestri genere ficus numquam maturescens, id. 15, 19, 21, § 79.

Origins

From caper (“male goat”) and fīcus.

Descendants
  • Catalancabrafiga
  • Italiancaprifico
  • Spanishcabrahígo
  • Sardiniancrabufigu
  • Galiciancabrafigo

In English words that came into English from caprifīcus

  • caprifigcaprifīcus
  • caprifycaprifīcus
  • caprificationcaprifīcātiōnem

Quick answers

What does caprifīcus mean in Latin?
caprifīcus, a noun, means “the wild fig tree; caprifig”.
What is the genitive of caprifīcus?
The genitive singular is caprifīcī. caprifīcus is masculine, second declension.
Which English words come from caprifīcus?
English words that go back to Latin caprifīcus include caprifig, caprify and caprification.