Morpheme
Chival
Type
bound base
Denotation
noble, nobility, knighthood, knight, horse
Etymology
Middle English chival-; Anglo-Norman chival-, cheval-; Late Latin caball-; Latin caballus
Evidence
chivalresque, chivalric, chivalrous, chivalry
Notes
“noble” notion developed from an extension of “knighthood” notion, which developed from an extension of “horse” notion because knights rode on horses
chivalry and cavalry are doublets
