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Where does “caballus” come from?

caballus (Late Latin) comes from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

caballus (Late Latin): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “caballus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
2Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “caballus”

  • chivalry
  • chivalric
  • cheval
  • unchivalric
  • caciocavallo
  • caballito
  • nonchivalric
  • caballito
  • acaballar
  • caballo
  • llobaca
  • caballista
  • caballete
  • caballote
  • cavallo
  • accavallatura
  • cavallaio
  • accavallamento
  • caciocavallo
  • accavallare
  • zappacavallo
  • scavallare
  • cavalluccio
  • cheval
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