Where does “kavaljeeri” come from?

kavaljeeri (Finnish) comes from French cavalier, from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

kavaljeeri (Finnish): male companion, escort, particularly a gentlemanly one

Definitions

  1. male companion, escort, particularly a gentlemanly one

Ancestry of “kavaljeeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcavalierhorseman, "particularly"; knight; U-nail, fence...
2Italiancavaliererider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an...
3Old Occitancavalier
4Late Latincaballariushorseman
5Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
6Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “kavaljeeri

Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos
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