Where does “queijo” come from?
queijo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese queijo, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
queijo (Portuguese): cheese
Ancestry of “queijo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | queijo | cheese |
| 2 | Latin | cāseus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |
Words derived from “queijo”