Where does “pastellic” come from?
pastellic (English) comes from English pastel, from French pastel, from Italian pastello, from Latin pastellum, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω — to shake.
pastellic (English): Characteristic of pastels
Definitions
- Characteristic of pastels
Ancestry of “pastellic”, step by step
pastellic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pastel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastel | Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually... |
| 2 | French | pastel | woad; pastel |
| 3 | Italian | pastello | pastel |
| 4 | Latin | pastellum | dough, paste |
| 5 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |