Where does “cavaleiro” come from?
cavaleiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cavaleiro, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.
cavaleiro (Portuguese): knight; cavalryman; cavalier; horseman;...
Definitions
- knight; cavalryman; cavalier; horseman;...
Ancestry of “cavaleiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | cavaleiro | knight; a noble ranked below an "infançon" and... |
| 2 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 3 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |