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

  1. A soldier in the cavalry

Ancestry of “cavalryman”, step by step

cavalryman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English cavalry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcavalryThe military arm of service that fights while...
2Middle Frenchcavalerie
3Italiancavalleriacavalry; chivalry; gallantry
4Italiancavaliererider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an...
5Old Occitancavalier
6Late Latincaballariushorseman
7Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
8Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-