Where does “cavalheiro” come from?

cavalheiro (Portuguese) comes from Spanish caballero, from Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

cavalheiro (Portuguese): gentleman; cavalier

Definitions

  1. gentleman; cavalier

Ancestry of “cavalheiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaballerogentleman; cowboy; horseman
2Latincaballāriushorseman, rider
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “cavalheiro”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Latin caballārius →