Kavalier
/ˌkævəˈlɪər/noun
A cavalier is a chivalrous gentleman or, more loosely, a person who is casually unconcerned.
Did you know?English cavalier comes through French and Italian from Late Latin caballārius, originally meaning a horseman; its deeper root is tied to caballus, a workhorse, not the noble Latin for a horse.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kap-
“To seize, take hold of; a root behind Latin caballus via an older substrate pathway often discussed in scholarship.”
Late Latin
Latin
caballus
“A horse, especially a workhorse or nag.”
Late Latin
Latin
caballārius
“A horseman; one connected with horses.”
Old French
OF
chevalier
“A horseman; later, a knight.”
Italian
IT
cavaliere
“A horseman, rider, or knight.”
English
EN
cavalier
“A gentleman, especially one of aristocratic or royalist bearing; later, a careless or dismissive person.”