Where does “caciocavallo” come from?
caciocavallo (Italian) comes from Italian cavallo, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
caciocavallo (Italian): caciocavallo
Definitions
- caciocavallo
Ancestry of “caciocavallo”, step by step
caciocavallo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cavallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cavallo | horse; horsepower; knight |
| 2 | Spanish | caballo | horse; knight; heroin |
| 3 | New Latin | cavallus | horse |
| 4 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |
via Sicilian casucavaḍḍu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | casucavaḍḍu | caciocavallo (a type of cheese) |
| 2 | Sicilian | casu | case |
| 3 | Latin | cāsus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via Italian cacio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cacio | cheese |