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What is the etymology between caprice, capricious, and capriccio?​

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capricious (adj.)
1590s, "humorous;" c. 1600, "apt to change the mind suddenly, fickle," from French capricieux "whimsical" (16c.), from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (see caprice).
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