Where does “Quesada” come from?

Quesada (Spanish) comes from Spanish queso, from Old Spanish queso, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

Ancestry of “Quesada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishquesocheese; foot
2Old Spanishquesocheese
3Latincāseuscheese
4Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “Quesada

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat-Every word from Latin cāseusEvery word from Old Spanish queso
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