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
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

Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from New Latin cavallus →