Where does “cheeselet” come from?
cheeselet (English) comes from English cheese, from English cheesy, from Middle English chesy.
cheeselet (English): A baby cheese; a small, usually roundish lump of...
Definitions
- A baby cheese; a small, usually roundish lump of...
Ancestry of “cheeselet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cheese | A dairy product made from curdled or cultured... |
| 2 | English | cheesy | Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,... |
| 3 | Middle English | chesy | — |