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Where does “cavalrywoman” come from?

cavalrywoman (English) comes from English cavalry, from Middle French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

cavalrywoman (English): A female soldier in the cavalry

Definitions

  1. A female soldier in the cavalry

Ancestry of “cavalrywoman”, step by step

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
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