Where does “pasty” come from?
Pasty comes from Middle English paste with the suffix -y, derived from Latin pasta, ultimately tracing through Latin suffixal formations to Proto-Indo-European roots.
pasty (English): Like paste, sticky; pale, lacking colour, having...
Definitions
- Like paste, sticky; pale, lacking colour, having...
Ancestry of “pasty”, 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 | — |
| 3 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 4 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |
Words derived from “pasty”