Where does “chevalier” come from?

chevalier (Middle French) comes from Old French chevalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

chevalier (Middle French): knight

Definitions

  1. knight

Ancestry of “chevalier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchevalierknight
2Late Latincaballariushorseman
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “chevalier”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Late Latin caballarius →