Where does “caschiel” come from?
caschiel (Romansch) comes from Latin caseolus, from Latin caseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
caschiel (Romansch): cheese
Ancestry of “caschiel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | caseolus | — |
| 2 | Latin | caseus | cheese |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |