CABALLUM → caballo · cheval · cavallo
The slang word won: CABALLUS, a nag, replaced noble EQUUS in all six. French softened its c before a into ch, as in chat, chose, chanter; Catalan turned the ll palatal (cavall); Romanian wore it down to a single syllable, cal.
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CABALLUM
‘horse (Latin: nag, workhorse)’
Latin accusative; a colloquial word for a workhorse, beside literary EQUUS
Latin accusative; a colloquial word for a workhorse, beside literary EQUUS
Latin accusative; a colloquial word for a workhorse, beside literary EQUUS
Latin accusative; a colloquial word for a workhorse, beside literary EQUUS
Latin accusative; a colloquial word for a workhorse, beside literary EQUUS
Latin accusative; a colloquial word for a workhorse, beside literary EQUUS
The slang word won: CABALLUS, a nag, replaced noble EQUUS in all six. French softened its c before a into ch, as in chat, chose, chanter; Catalan turned the ll palatal (cavall); Romanian wore it down to a single syllable, cal.
Formele sunt scrise în AFI, Alfabetul Fonetic Internațional: un simbol, un sunet. Silabele accentuate poartă ˈ. Datele sunt aproximative și apar doar acolo unde manualele sunt de acord. 24 de călătorii ale cuvintelor.