Where does “pastisseria” come from?
pastisseria (Catalan) comes from Catalan pastís, from French pastis, from Occitan pastis, from Old Occitan pastitz, from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω — to shake.
pastisseria (Catalan): pastry shop, cake shop; baked goods
Definitions
- pastry shop, cake shop; baked goods
Ancestry of “pastisseria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | pastís | pie, cake, pastry |
| 2 | French | pastis | pastis; mess, difficult situation |
| 3 | Occitan | pastis | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | pastitz | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |