Where does “pastille” come from?
pastille (English) comes from English pastil, from French pastille, from Spanish pastilla, from Latin pastellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
pastille (English): A soft flavoured sweet/candy; A medicinal pill,...
Definitions
- A soft flavoured sweet/candy; A medicinal pill,...
Ancestry of “pastille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastil | Dated form of pastille; Dated form of pastel |
| 2 | French | pastille | small roll of dough containing fragrant... |
| 3 | Spanish | pastilla | pill; cake; bar |
| 4 | Latin | pastellus | a seal made of wax |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |