Where does “cassatedda” come from?

cassatedda (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian cassata, from Vulgar Latin caseata, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

cassatedda (Sicilian): cassatella

Definitions

  1. cassatella

Ancestry of “cassatedda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliancassatacassata siciliana
2Vulgar Latincaseata—
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →Every word from Latin cāseus →Every word from Vulgar Latin caseata →