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

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “queijo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “queijo

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