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Where does “cavaliere” come from?

cavaliere (Italian) comes from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

cavaliere (Italian): rider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an...

Definitions

  1. rider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an...

Ancestry of “cavaliere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitancavalier—
2Late Latincaballariushorseman
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “cavaliere”

  • cavalry
  • cavalryman
  • cavalrywoman
  • cavalleria
  • кавале́р
  • кавалер
  • cavalièrement
  • cavalerie
  • cavalier
  • Kavallerie
  • kavaliro
  • cavalerie
  • kavalleri
  • kawaler
  • kavalerist
  • kavaleri
  • kavalerist
  • kavaleri
  • kavaleri
  • кавалер
  • kavalye
  • cavaler
  • cavalerie
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