Where does “queso” come from?

queso (English) comes from Spanish queso, from Old Spanish queso, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

queso (English): Melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping...

Definitions

  1. Melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping...

Ancestry of “queso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquesocheese; foot
2Old Spanishquesocheese
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Old Spanish queso →