caballus

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Descendants 1.3 References

[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Disputed. Generally believed^[1] to be from Gaulish caballos.^[2]

Also proposed is Ancient Greek καβάλλης (kaballēs), in turn possibly a borrowing from a Balkan or north-east European language.

Cognate to Welsh caballus,^[3][1] Manx cabbyl,^[1] Scottish Gaelic and Irish capall.^[1]

[edit] Noun

caballus (genitive caballī); m, second declension

1. horse; nag
2. A pack-horse, jade, hack

[edit] Usage notes

In Classical Latin, the word equus is used for a horse, whereas caballus is used in Vulgar Latin.

[edit] Synonyms

• equus

[edit] Descendants

Catalan: cavall m. English: cavalry, cavalcade French: cheval m. Friulian: cjaval m. Italian: cavallo m. Occitan: caval

Portuguese: cavalo m. Romanian: cal m. Romansch: chaval Russian: кавалерия Spanish: caballo m.

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Origins, by Eric Partridge, p. 85
2. ^ Delamare 2003 p.96
3. ^ The Origin of Language and Nations, by Rowland Jones p. 151

• Delamarre, X. & Lambert, P. -Y. (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise : Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental (2nd ed.). Paris: Errance. ISBN 978 2 87772 369 5, ISBN 2 87772 237 6