Re: [tied] The word for horse

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From: "alex_lycos" <altamix@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] The word for horse



> calo = boy who took care of horses
> The German word "Gaul"= old horse, or bad horse is given as with unknown
> etymology too.

<ca:lo:, ca:lo:nis> means any kind of drudge or low servant in the army, not necessarily a stable groom.

> Question: which is the etymology of "caballus"? Why this "ba" there? Wherefrom should derives this word?

It's probably a loan from Gaulish, but the word has wandered so many times to and fro between languages that the ultimate source is hard to identify.

Piotr