Where does “chevaulei” come from?

chevaulei (Bourguignon) comes from Old French chevalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

chevaulei (Bourguignon): knight

Definitions

  1. knight

Ancestry of “chevaulei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchevalierknight
2Late Latincaballariushorseman
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Late Latin caballarius →