## Etymology
From French caprice, from Italian capriccio ('a shiver, sudden start'), originally 'a head with bristling hair', from capo ('head') + riccio ('hedgehog'); later associated with capra ('goat').

## AI Etymology
Caprice is a noun meaning "a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior". Historically, it is from French caprice, from Italian capriccio ('a shiver, sudden start'), originally 'a head with bristling hair', from capo ('head') + riccio ('hedgehog'); later associated with capra ('goat'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: caprice is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The semantic history matters here: the earlier use is the starting point, and the modern sense, "a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior", is the later or specialized English value. The historical chain links Italian capriccio with Latin caput. Close English family members include capricious, and capriciousness.

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