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Where does “cavalier” come from?

cavalier (Old Occitan) comes from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

Ancestry of “cavalier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cavalier”

  • cavalry
  • cavalryman
  • cavalrywoman
  • cavaliere
  • cavalleria
  • кавале́р
  • кавалер
  • cavalièrement
  • cavalerie
  • cavalier
  • Kavallerie
  • cavaller
  • cavalleria
  • kavaliro
  • cavalerie
  • kavalleri
  • kawaler
  • kavalerist
  • kavaleri
  • kavalerist
  • kavaleri
  • kavaleri
  • кавалер
  • kavalye
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →