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Where does “chevalier” come from?

Chevalier comes from Middle English chivaler, ultimately deriving from a source meaning "horseman" or "mounted warrior."

chevalier (English): A cavalier; a knight; In tarot cards, the card...

Definitions

  1. A cavalier; a knight; In tarot cards, the card...

Ancestry of “chevalier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchivaler—
2Anglo-NormanchevalerAlternative form of chevalier
3Latincaballārius—
4Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
5Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
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