Where does “queimada” come from?
queimada (English) comes from Galician queimar, from Old Portuguese queimar, from Vulgar Latin caimare, from Latin cremāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
queimada (English): A traditional drink from Galicia, Spain, made...
Definitions
- A traditional drink from Galicia, Spain, made...
Ancestry of “queimada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Galician | queimar | to burn; ro scorch; to cause a burn on the skin |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | queimar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | caimare | — |
| 4 | Latin | cremāre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |