Where does “cavalleria” come from?

cavalleria (Catalan) comes from Catalan cavaller, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

cavalleria (Catalan): cavalry

Definitions

  1. cavalry

Ancestry of “cavalleria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancavallerknight
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 →