Caseate
/ˈkeɪ.si.eɪt/noun
To convert into cheese or a cheese-like substance, or to become caseous.
Did you know?Caseate ultimately comes from Latin caseus, the same word family that produced cheese, queso, and cacio through different European language pathways.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kwat-
“A reconstructed root possibly associated with fermentation or souring; its connection to Latin caseus is traditional but not entirely certain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
caseus
“Cheese”
Old English
Old English
cēse
“Cheese; an early borrowing related to Latin caseus”
Middle English
Middle English
chese
“Cheese; the form that developed into modern English cheese”
19th Century
English
caseate
“To turn into cheese or a caseous substance, formed from case- referring to cheese plus the verb-forming suffix -ate”
Modern English
English
caseate
“To become or make caseous, especially in biological or medical contexts”