cal

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cal

/kal/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Late Latin caballus (“horse”), from Latin caballus (“pack horse”), probably of Gaulish [Term?] origin or from something further east, such as a Scythian and ultimately Proto-Iranian [Term?] origin. The Romanian word likely went through an earlier hypothetical form *căal or *caual. Compare Aromanian cal.

noun cai · cal · calul · caii

masculine horse
masculine knight

In English

knight chess piece
horse members of the species ''Equus ferus''

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"cal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cal

Chicago

"cal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cal.

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@misc{cal_2026,
  title = {cal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}