The Horse Helped Shape Our World at Great Expense to Itself

Re:The Horse Helped Shape Our World at Great Expense to Itself by ereyes01 on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:01PM (#16394879)

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.

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Re:The Horse Helped Shape Our World at Great Expense to Itself by yesenadam on Saturday February 17, 2018 @12:45AM (#16399266)

Not 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”).

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Re:The Horse Helped Shape Our World at Great Expense to Itself by firethief on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:00PM (#16395539)

I'd venture a guess it has less to do with the characteristics that result from horse ownership than it does history and class structure.

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Re:The Horse Helped Shape Our World at Great Expense to Itself by matte_black on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:03PM (#16394906)

Also a slang for policeman in some places

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