Where does “pasteli” come from?
pasteli (English) comes from Ancient Greek παστέλι, from Italian pastello, from Latin pastellum, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.
pasteli (English): A Greek/Cypriot confection made from sesame seeds...
Definitions
- A Greek/Cypriot confection made from sesame seeds...
Ancestry of “pasteli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | παστέλι | — |
| 2 | Italian | pastello | pastel |
| 3 | Latin | pastellum | dough, paste |
| 4 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |