Cerveza - the Spanish word for beer, from Latin as one would expect. What one doesn't expect is that the Latin word could be a borrowing, or be influenced by, a Celtic language. The Proto-Celtic *kormi- could be related to Latin cremare (to burn), as well as having produced a number of Celtic words for a fermented beverage. The experts doubt that there is any connection to ceres (grain) despite the use of grain in brewing, possibly because it wasn't that popular among the Romans.
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