Where does “каваљер” come from?
каваљер (Macedonian) comes from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
Ancestry of “каваљер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cavaliere | rider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | cavalier | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 4 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |