Where does “quesalupa” come from?
quesalupa (English) comes from English chalupa, from Spanish chalupa, from French chaloupé, from Middle French chaloppe, from Old French eschalope, from Old French eschale, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere — to jump up, ascend.
quesalupa (English): A combination quesadilla and chalupa
Definitions
- A combination quesadilla and chalupa
Ancestry of “quesalupa”, step by step
quesalupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chalupa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chalupa | A shallop from Xochimilco; A specialty food of... |
| 2 | Spanish | chalupa | shallop, sloop, launch; flip-flop, slipper,... |
| 3 | French | chaloupé | swinging, swaying; past participle of chalouper |
| 4 | Middle French | chaloppe | nutshell, seed husk; a sort of flat-bottomed boat |
| 5 | Old French | eschalope | shell; pod, shell, nutshell |
| 6 | Old French | eschale | shell |
| 7 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 8 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 9 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
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 |