Etymology of the French word cheval
the French word
chevalderived from the Late Latin word
caballus (horse, riding horse, packhorse)
Date
The earliest known usage of cheval in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
chevalet,
chevaler,
chevau-légers,
deux-chevaux,
étripe-cheval,
pied-de-chevalCognates
Catalan
caball, Italian
cavallo, Provençal
cavalh, Spanish
caballo
