Where does “pasta” come from?

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

pasta (Dutch): paste; pasta

Definitions

  1. paste; pasta

Ancestry of “pasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpastapaste; pasta, noodles; dough
2Latinpastapaste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
3Ancient Greekπαστάbarley porridge
4Ancient Greekπαστόςsprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,...
5Ancient GreekπάσσωI sprinkle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁t-to shake

Words derived from “pasta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- →