Where does “Pastafarian” come from?
Pastafarian (English) comes from English pasta, 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.
Pastafarian (English): A claimed follower of Pastafarianism; Of or...
Definitions
- A claimed follower of Pastafarianism; Of or...
Ancestry of “Pastafarian”, step by step
Pastafarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pasta | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes... |
| 2 | Italian | pasta | paste; pasta, noodles; dough |
| 3 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |
via English Rastafarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rastafarian | An adherent of Rastafarianism; Of or relating to... |
| 2 | English | Rastafari | Rastafarianism |
| 3 | Amharic | ራስ ተፈሪ | — |
| 4 | Amharic | ራስ | head |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | raʾš- | head |