Where does “cavalier” come from?
Cavalier comes from Portuguese cavaleiro, from Old Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Gaulish caballos.
cavalier (English): Not caring enough about something important;...
Definitions
- Not caring enough about something important;...
Ancestry of “cavalier”, step by step
cavalier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese cavaleiro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cavaleiro | knight; cavalryman; cavalier; horseman;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cavaleiro | knight; a noble ranked below an "infançon" and... |
| 3 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 4 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |
via Middle French cavalier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | cavalier | horseman |