Where does “quema” come from?

quema (Chavacano) comes from Spanish quema, from Spanish quemar, from Old Spanish quemar, from Vulgar Latin caimare, from Latin cremāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

quema (Chavacano): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “quema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquemafire; flame; burning
2Spanishquemarto burn; to scorch, to sear; to tan
3Old Spanishquemar—
4Vulgar Latincaimare—
5Latincremāre—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Latin cremāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin caimare →