Where does “cheval” come from?

cheval (Old French) comes from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

cheval (Old French): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “cheval”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cheval

Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballosEvery word from Latin caballus