Where does “queijada” come from?

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

queijada (Portuguese): small cheesecake

Definitions

  1. small cheesecake

Ancestry of “queijada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequeijocheese
2Old Portuguesequeijocheese
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “queijada”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Old Portuguese queijo →