Where does “quemar” come from?

quemar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish quemar, from Vulgar Latin caimare, from Latin cremāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

quemar (Spanish): to burn; to scorch, to sear; to tan

Definitions

  1. to burn; to scorch, to sear; to tan

Ancestry of “quemar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishquemar—
2Vulgar Latincaimare—
3Latincremāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “quemar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Latin cremāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin caimare →