Where does “cavaleiro” come from?
cavaleiro (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
cavaleiro (Old Portuguese): knight; a noble ranked below an "infançon" and...
Definitions
- knight; a noble ranked below an "infançon" and...
Ancestry of “cavaleiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 2 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |