Where does “palefroi” come from?
palefroi (French) comes from Old French palefreid, from Latin palefredus, from Latin paraverēdus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos — horse.
palefroi (French): palfrey
Definitions
- palfrey
Ancestry of “palefroi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | palefreid | palfrey type of small horse |
| 2 | Latin | palefredus | — |
| 3 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 5 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 6 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |