Where does “caballero” come from?

Caballero derives from Spanish caballero, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Gaulish caballos, ultimately referring to a horse or horsemanship.

caballero (English): A horseman, particularly in the Latin American...

Definitions

  1. A horseman, particularly in the Latin American...

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 →