Where does “chavaler” come from?

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

chavaler (Old Occitan): knight

Definitions

  1. knight

Ancestry of “chavaler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincaballarius—
2Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
3Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Vulgar Latin caballarius →