Where does “pastiche” come from?
Pastiche comes from French pastiche, from Italian pasticcio, from Vulgar Latin pasticium, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from the Ancient Greek suffix -τος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tós.
pastiche (English): A work of art, drama, literature, music, or...
Definitions
- A work of art, drama, literature, music, or...
Ancestry of “pastiche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pastiche | pastiche; inflection of pasticher: ##... |
| 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 |