Where does “caciocavallo” come from?

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

caciocavallo (English): An Italian cheese, similar to provolone,...

Definitions

  1. An Italian cheese, similar to provolone,...

Ancestry of “caciocavallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaciocavallocaciocavallo
2Italiancavallohorse; horsepower; knight
3Spanishcaballohorse; knight; heroin
4New Latincavallushorse
5Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
6Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from New Latin cavallus →