Where does “pastily” come from?
pastily (English) comes from English pasty, from English paste, from Middle English paste, from Old French pasté, from Late Latin pasta — dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;...
pastily (English): In a pasty manner
Definitions
- In a pasty manner
Ancestry of “pastily”, step by step
pastily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pasty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pasty | Like paste, sticky; pale, lacking colour, having... |
| 2 | English | paste | A soft moist mixture, in particular; A substance... |
| 3 | Middle English | paste | dough for the making of bread or pastry |
| 4 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 5 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |