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Where does “cavalleria” come from?

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

cavalleria (Italian): cavalry; chivalry; gallantry

Definitions

  1. cavalry; chivalry; gallantry

Ancestry of “cavalleria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavaliererider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an...
2Old Occitancavalier—
3Late Latincaballariushorseman
4Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
5Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “cavalleria”

  • cavalry
  • cavalryman
  • cavalrywoman
  • cavalerie
  • Kavallerie
  • cavalerie
  • kavalleri
  • kavalerist
  • kavaleri
  • kavalerist
  • kavaleri
  • kavaleri
  • cavalerie
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