Where does “quema” come from?
quema (Spanish) comes from Spanish quemar, from Old Spanish quemar, from Vulgar Latin caimare, from Latin cremāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
quema (Spanish): fire; flame; burning
Ancestry of “quema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | quemar | to burn; to scorch, to sear; to tan |
| 2 | Old Spanish | quemar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | caimare | — |
| 4 | Latin | cremāre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |