March theme: Horses
Teaser
capercaillie, chivalry, cavalier, cavalry
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Turkic
- Old Turkish käväl horse? [1]
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Proto-Slavic *kobyla mare (female horse)
- Russian кобы́ла kobýla mare
- Polish kobyła mare
- Saka kabä
- Ancient Greek καβάλλης kabállēs nag, pony
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Proto-Celtic *capallos
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Old Irish capall horse
- Irish capall horse
- Manx cabbyl horse
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Scottish Gaelic capall horse
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Scottish Gaelic capall-coille capercaillie lit. "horse of the forest"
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Scots
- English capercaillie
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Gaulish capallos horse
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Latin caballus pack horse, nag starts to replace Classical equus in Late Latin
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Western Romance
- French cheval horse
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Spanish caballo horse also the chess piece
- Classical Nahuatl cahuāllo horse
- Tagalog kabayo horse
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Late Latin caballārius horseman, rider
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Western Romance
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Old Provençal cavalier horseman, rider
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French chevalier knight also the chess piece
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French chevalerie knighthood, nobility, chivalry
- English chivalry
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Italian cavaliere rider, cavalry, knight, gentleman
- English cavalier
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Italian cavalleria cavalry, chivalry
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French cavalerie cavalry
- English cavalry
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- Spanish caballero gentleman, cowboy, horseman, knight
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Collected English words
Cavall, Cabal, capercaillie, chivalry, cavalier, cavalry
Footnotes
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I've seen the Persian word kaval variously defined as "swift horse", "slow, clumsy horse", "second class horse of mixed blood". For both this and (Old) Turkish keväl, I can't find any reference to them outside of etymological discussions, so I don't have clear definitions, or the Persian orthography. This partly due to research interference with the Persian and Turkish flute called kaval.
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The name of King Arthur's favorite hunting dog, spelled either Cabal or Cavall