Where does “quesadilla” come from?

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

quesadilla (Spanish): quesadilla

Definitions

  1. quesadilla

Ancestry of “quesadilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishQuesada—
2Spanishquesocheese; foot
3Old Spanishquesocheese
4Latincāseuscheese
5Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil

Words derived from “quesadilla”

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