Where does “Pastafarianism” come from?
Pastafarianism (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.
Pastafarianism (English): A parody religion centered around the Flying...
Definitions
- A parody religion centered around the Flying...
Ancestry of “Pastafarianism”, step by step
Pastafarianism 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 Rastafarianism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rastafarianism | A religion that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s out of biblical prophecy and rising black aspirations |
| 2 | English | Rastafarian | An adherent of Rastafarianism; Of or relating to... |
| 3 | English | Rastafari | Rastafarianism |
| 4 | Amharic | ራስ ተፈሪ | — |
| 5 | Amharic | ራስ | head |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | raʾš- | head |