Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “palafrei” come from?

palafrei (Old French) comes from Latin palefredus, from Latin paraverēdus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

Ancestry of “palafrei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalefredus—
2Latinparaverēdus—
3Ancient Greekπαρά
4Latinverēdus—
5Gaulishwerēdoshorse
6Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “palafrei”

  • palefroi
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