Where does “cavalryman” come from?
Cavalryman derives from Middle French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria and cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, ultimately from Latin caballus, a horse, possibly borrowed from Gaulish caballos.
cavalryman (English): A soldier in the cavalry
Definitions
- A soldier in the cavalry
Ancestry of “cavalryman”, step by step
cavalryman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via English cavalry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cavalry | The military arm of service that fights while... |
| 2 | Middle French | cavalerie | — |
| 3 | Italian | cavalleria | cavalry; chivalry; gallantry |
| 4 | Italian | cavaliere | rider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | cavalier | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 7 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |