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Where does “caballu” come from?

caballu (Asturian) comes from Late Latin caballus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

caballu (Asturian): horse; knight

Definitions

  1. horse; knight

Ancestry of “caballu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincaballushorse
2Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
3Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “caballu”

  • caballos
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