Where does “cavalluccio” come from?
cavalluccio (Italian) comes from Italian cavallo, from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
cavalluccio (Italian): small horse; A traditional anise cookie from...
Definitions
- small horse; A traditional anise cookie from...
Ancestry of “cavalluccio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |