Where does “cervoise” come from?

cervoise (French) comes from Middle French cervoise, from Old French cervoise, from Latin cervesia, from Proto-Celtic kurmi — beer.

cervoise (French): Ancient beer made during antiquity and the Middle...

Definitions

  1. Ancient beer made during antiquity and the Middle...

Ancestry of “cervoise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcervoisebeer
2Old Frenchcervoisebeer
3Latincervesiabeer, of higher quality, made of wheat
4Proto-Celtickurmibeer
Every word from Proto-Celtic kurmi →Every word from Latin cervesia →Every word from Old French cervoise →