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This is pretty fascinating. I think it might explain why the Spanish word for "gentleman" is "Caballero", or "horseman". It is also the word used for "knight",
by ereyes01 9y ago
This is pretty fascinating. I think it might explain why the Spanish word for "gentleman" is "Caballero", or "horseman". It is also the word used for "knight", which makes more literal sense.
- matte_black 9y agoAlso a slang for policeman in some places
- firethief 9y agoI'd venture a guess it has less to do with the characteristics that result from horse ownership than it does history and class structure.
- yesenadam 9y agoNot to mention 'chivalry', 'chivalrous', from Old French word chevalerie, "knighthood, chivalry, nobility, cavalry" (11th century), the -erie abstract of chevaler "knight, horseman", from Medieval Latin caballarius (“horseman, knight”), a derivation from caballus (“horse”).