Where does “cavallfort” come from?

cavallfort (Catalan) comes from Catalan fort, from Old Occitan fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

cavallfort (Catalan): buck buck, Johnny-on-a-Pony children's game

Definitions

  1. buck buck, Johnny-on-a-Pony children's game

Ancestry of “cavallfort”, step by step

cavallfort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan fort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfortstrong; strongly; A strong person
2Old Occitanfort—
3Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
4Old Latinforctisstrong
5Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Catalan cavall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancavallhorse; knight; horse, H
2Late Latincaballushorse
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic forktis →Every word from Old Latin forctis →