Where does “起士” come from?

起士 (Chinese) comes from English cheese, from English cheesy, from Middle English chesy.

起士 (Chinese): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “起士”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
2EnglishcheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,...
3Middle Englishchesy—
Every word from Middle English chesy →Every word from English cheesy →Every word from English cheese →
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