Where does “cheval” come from?

cheval (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

cheval (Franco-Provençal): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “cheval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
2Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballosEvery word from Latin caballus