Where does “pâté” come from?

pâté (Champenois) comes from Old French pasté, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.

pâté (Champenois): pie

Definitions

Ancestry of “pâté”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	pasté	pie or a similar baked good
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

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