Where does “queimada” come from?

queimada (Galician) comes from Galician queimar, from Old Portuguese queimar, from Vulgar Latin caimare, from Latin cremāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

queimada (Galician): A local traditional drink made from augardente,...

Definitions

  1. A local traditional drink made from augardente,...

Ancestry of “queimada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianqueimarto burn; ro scorch; to cause a burn on the skin
2Old Portuguesequeimar—
3Vulgar Latincaimare—
4Latincremāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Latin cremāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin caimare →