Where does “cavalcade” come from?
cavalcade (Dutch) comes from French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from Italian cavalcare, from Medieval Latin caballico, from Latin -ico, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd.
cavalcade (Dutch): horse parade, cavalcade
Definitions
- horse parade, cavalcade
Ancestry of “cavalcade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cavalcade | cavalcade; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Old French | cavalcade | — |
| 3 | Old Italian | cavalcata | — |
| 4 | Italian | cavalcare | to ride; to sit astride on; to pass by with a... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | caballico | I mount a horse; I ride |
| 6 | Latin | -ico | forms regular first-conjugation verbs, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |