Where does “caciotorta” come from?

caciotorta (Italian) comes from Italian torta, from Late Latin torta, from Latin torta panis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

caciotorta (Italian): cheesecake

Definitions

  1. cheesecake

Ancestry of “caciotorta”, step by step

caciotorta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian torta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantortapie, tart, cake or similar; roundel; The act of...
2Late Latintorta
3Latintorta panistwisted bread
4Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Italian cacio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaciocheese
2Latincāseuscheese
3Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus