Where does “pastellist” come from?
pastellist (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.
pastellist (English): An artist who works in pastels
Definitions
- An artist who works in pastels
Ancestry of “pastellist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “pastellist”