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