Where does “cavallo” come from?

cavallo (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cahuallo, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

cavallo (Classical Nahuatl): Alternative spelling of cahuallo

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of cahuallo

Ancestry of “cavallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcahuallohorse
2Spanishcaballohorse; knight; heroin
3New Latincavallushorse
4Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
5Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from New Latin cavallus →