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Where does “chevalrous” come from?

chevalrous (Middle English) comes from Old French chevalerous.

Ancestry of “chevalrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchevalerous—

Words derived from “chevalrous”

  • chivalrous
  • chivalrously
  • unchivalrous
  • chivalrousness
  • unchivalrously
  • unchivalrousness
Every word from Old French chevalerous →