caballico

Latin

Etymology

From caballus +‎ -icō. Attested from the early sixth century in Anthimus and the Lex Salica.[1]

Verb

caballicō (present infinitive caballicāre, perfect active caballicāvī, supine caballicātum); first conjugation (Late Latin)

  1. to ride (a horse)
    • Pactus Legis Salicae XXV.1:
      Si quis caballum sine permissu domini sui ascenderit et eum caballicaverit...
      Should anyone mount a horse without its owner's permission and ride it...

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “caballicare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 7

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