Where does “Kavallerie” come from?
Kavallerie (German) comes from French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
Kavallerie (German): cavalry
Definitions
- cavalry
Ancestry of “Kavallerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cavalerie | cavalry |
| 2 | Italian | cavalleria | cavalry; chivalry; gallantry |
| 3 | Italian | cavaliere | rider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an... |
| 4 | Old Occitan | cavalier | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 6 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |