capreolatim

Latin

Etymology

From capreolus (“roebuck”, referring by metonymy to the twisting shape of its horns) +‎ -ātim.

Adverb

capreolatim (not comparable)

  1. in a winding or twisting manner

References

  • “capreolatim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “capreolatim”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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