Where does “caballito” come from?

caballito (English) comes from Spanish caballito, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

caballito (English): A traditional Peruvian boat made from reeds

Definitions

  1. A traditional Peruvian boat made from reeds

Ancestry of “caballito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcaballitoDiminutive of caballo: a little horse, horsy,...
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 →
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