Where does “pizzadilla” come from?
pizzadilla (English) comes from English quesadilla, from Spanish quesadilla, from Spanish Quesada, from Spanish queso, from Old Spanish queso, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
pizzadilla (English): A combination pizza and quesadilla
Definitions
- A combination pizza and quesadilla
Ancestry of “pizzadilla”, step by step
pizzadilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quesadilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quesadilla | A Mexican dish made by filling a tortilla with cheese and sometimes other ingredients and then cooking it until the cheese is melted |
| 2 | Spanish | quesadilla | quesadilla |
| 3 | Spanish | Quesada | — |
| 4 | Spanish | queso | cheese; foot |
| 5 | Old Spanish | queso | cheese |
| 6 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |