Where does “pasta” come from?

pasta (Cebuano) comes from Spanish pasta, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.

pasta (Cebuano): dental filling; pasta

Definitions

dental filling; pasta

Ancestry of “pasta”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	pasta	pasta; paste, dough; biscuit
2	Latin	pasta	paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
3	Ancient Greek	παστά	barley porridge
4	Ancient Greek	παστός	sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,...
5	Ancient Greek	πάσσω	I sprinkle
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeh₁t-	to shake

Words derived from “pasta”

pastahanon

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek παστός →