Where does “pasticciotto” come from?
pasticciotto (English) comes from Italian pasticciotto, from Italian pasticcio, from Vulgar Latin pasticium, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω — to shake.
pasticciotto (English): An Italian pastry from Apulia, resembling a...
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- An Italian pastry from Apulia, resembling a...
Ancestry of “pasticciotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pasticciotto | pasticciotto |
| 2 | Italian | pasticcio | pie, pasty; mess, confusion; relief |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pasticium | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *pastīcius | — |
| 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 “pasticciotto”