Where does “cabaleiro” come from?
cabaleiro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
cabaleiro (Galician): horseman; horserider; knight; A respectful term...
Definitions
- horseman; horserider; knight; A respectful term...
Ancestry of “cabaleiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | cavaleiro | knight; a noble ranked below an "infançon" and... |
| 2 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 3 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |
Words derived from “cabaleiro”