Where does “pistou” come from?

pistou (English) comes from Late Latin pistare, from Latin pinso, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pistou (English): A cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh...

Definitions

  1. A cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh...

Ancestry of “pistou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpistareto pound; present active infinitive of pistō;...
2LatinpinsoI beat, pound; I lash, scourge; I beat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Latin pinso →Every word from Late Latin pistare →