Where does “kierrepasta” come from?
kierrepasta (Finnish) comes from Finnish pasta, from Italian pasta, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.
kierrepasta (Finnish): corkscrew pasta; fusilli, rotini, etc
Definitions
- corkscrew pasta; fusilli, rotini, etc
Ancestry of “kierrepasta”, step by step
kierrepasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pasta | pasta; paste |
| 2 | Italian | pasta | paste; pasta, noodles; dough |
| 3 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |