Meaning

noun any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

noun a victim of ridicule or pranks

noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *grautaz Proto-West Germanic *graut Old English grēat Middle English grete English great Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English greatest Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o…

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