Where does “pasta” come from?
Pasta comes from Italian pasta, from Ancient Greek πάστα, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός meaning "sprinkled" or "salted," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kweh₁t-.
pasta (English): Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes...
Definitions
- Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes...
Ancestry of “pasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | pasta | paste; pasta, noodles; dough |
| 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”