Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “palefroi” come from?

palefroi (Old French) comes from Late Latin paraveredus, from Ancient Greek παρά, from Latin verēdus, from Gaulish werēdos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos.

Ancestry of “palefroi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinparavereduspost horse, spare horse; An extra horse; post...
2Ancient Greekπαρά
3Latinverēdus—
4Gaulishwerēdoshorse
5Proto-Celtic*uɸoreidos—

Words derived from “palefroi”

  • palfrey
  • palfreyed
  • palfrey
  • palefrei
Every word from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos →