Where does “queso” come from?

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

queso (Old Spanish): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “queso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “queso

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