Where does “cavalry” come from?
Cavalry comes from Middle French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Gaulish caballos.
cavalry (English): The military arm of service that fights while...
Definitions
- The military arm of service that fights while...
Ancestry of “cavalry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | cavalerie | — |
| 2 | Italian | cavalleria | cavalry; chivalry; gallantry |
| 3 | Italian | cavaliere | rider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an... |
| 4 | Old Occitan | cavalier | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 6 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |