Where does “queijo” come from?

queijo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

queijo (Old Portuguese): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “queijo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincāseuscheese
2Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “queijo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →