Where does “cervoise” come from?
cervoise (Middle French) comes from Old French cervoise, from Latin cervesia, from Proto-Celtic kurmi — beer.
cervoise (Middle French): beer
Ancestry of “cervoise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | cervoise | beer |
| 2 | Latin | cervesia | beer, of higher quality, made of wheat |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kurmi | beer |
Words derived from “cervoise”