Where does “Caballero” come from?

Caballero (Cebuano) comes from Spanish caballero, from Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

Caballero (Cebuano): most prevalent in Cebu province

Definitions

  1. most prevalent in Cebu province

Ancestry of “Caballero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaballerogentleman; cowboy; horseman
2Latincaballāriushorseman, rider
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Latin caballārius →