Where does “cèic-càise” come from?

cèic-càise (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic càise, from Old Irish cáise, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

cèic-càise (Scottish Gaelic): cheesecake

Definitions

  1. cheesecake

Ancestry of “cèic-càise”, step by step

cèic-càise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic càise

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

via Scottish Gaelic cèic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccèiccake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Old Irish cáise →