Where does “кавале́р” come from?

кавале́р (Russian) comes from French cavalier, from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

кавале́р (Russian): cavalier in medieval Western Europe

Definitions

  1. cavalier in medieval Western Europe

Ancestry of “кавале́р”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcavalierhorseman, "particularly"; knight; U-nail, fence...
2Italiancavaliererider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an...
3Old Occitancavalier—
4Late Latincaballariushorseman
5Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
6Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “кавале́р”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Late Latin caballarius →