Etymology

cavalierly

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Today it means: In a cavalier manner. Full definition →

English cavalier ← Middle French cavalier ← Old Italian cavaliere
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The story

  1. Late Latincaballārius
  2. Old Occitancavalier
  3. Old Italiancavaliere
  4. Middle Frenchcavalier
  5. Englishcavalier
  6. English todaycavalierly

From cavalier + -ly.

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