Where does “roquefortjuusto” come from?
roquefortjuusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish juusto, from French Brie, from Gaulish briga, from Proto-Celtic brigā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
roquefortjuusto (Finnish): Roquefort cheese
Definitions
- Roquefort cheese
Ancestry of “roquefortjuusto”, step by step
roquefortjuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juusto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juusto | cheese |
| 2 | French | Brie | brie |
| 3 | Gaulish | briga | hill; fortress |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | brigā | might, power |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰérǵʰos | hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Finnish roquefort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | roquefort | — |