Where does “călărășiță” come from?

călărășiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian călăraș, from Romanian călare, from Late Latin caballaris, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

călărășiță (Romanian): a horseman's wife

Definitions

  1. a horseman's wife

Ancestry of “călărășiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancălărașhorseman
2Romaniancălaremounted, astride of, on horseback, ahorse;...
3Late Latincaballaris
4Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
5Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballosEvery word from Latin caballusEvery word from Late Latin caballaris