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Where does “chevauchier” come from?

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

chevauchier (Old French): to mount a horse; to ride on horseback, usually...

Definitions

  1. to mount a horse; to ride on horseback, usually...

Ancestry of “chevauchier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincaballico—
2Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
3Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “chevauchier”

  • chevaucher
  • chevauchement
  • deschevalchier
  • chevalchier
  • deschevaucher
  • chevauchier
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