Where does “pastry” come from?
Pastry comes from Middle French pastisserie, derived from Ancient Greek παστά (pasta), meaning dough or paste made from flour and liquid.
pastry (English): A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes...
Definitions
- A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes...
Ancestry of “pastry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | paste | A soft moist mixture, in particular; A substance... |
| 2 | Middle English | paste | dough for the making of bread or pastry |
| 3 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 4 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |
Words derived from “pastry”