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Where does “caballito” come from?

caballito (Spanish) comes from Spanish caballo, from New Latin cavallus, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

caballito (Spanish): Diminutive of caballo: a little horse, horsy,...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of caballo: a little horse, horsy,...

Ancestry of “caballito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaballohorse; knight; heroin
2New Latincavallushorse
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “caballito”

  • caballito
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