Where does “kavaleri” come from?
kavaleri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French cavalerie, from Italian cavalleria, from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
kavaleri (Norwegian Nynorsk): cavalry
Definitions
- cavalry
Ancestry of “kavaleri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cavalerie | cavalry |
| 2 | Italian | cavalleria | cavalry; chivalry; gallantry |
| 3 | Italian | cavaliere | rider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an... |
| 4 | Old Occitan | cavalier | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 6 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |