Where does “torrija” come from?

torrija (Spanish) comes from Latin torreō, from Proto-Italic torzeō, from Proto-Indo-European torséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

torrija (Spanish): a dish made of bread soaked in milk or wine, dipped in egg, and covered with spices, honey or sugar

Definitions

  1. a dish made of bread soaked in milk or wine, dipped in egg, and covered with spices, honey or sugar

Ancestry of “torrija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorreōto scorch, burn, parch
2Proto-Italictorzeōburn, scorch
3Proto-Indo-Europeantorséyetito make dry, to cause to dry
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “torrija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European torséyeti →