Where does “pastellisävyinen” come from?
pastellisävyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pastellisävy, from Finnish pastelli, from French pastel, from Italian pastello, from Latin pastellum, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός — to shake.
pastellisävyinen (Finnish): pastel-colored
Definitions
- pastel-colored
Ancestry of “pastellisävyinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pastellisävy | pastel shade |
| 2 | Finnish | pastelli | pastel |
| 3 | French | pastel | woad; pastel |
| 4 | Italian | pastello | pastel |
| 5 | Latin | pastellum | dough, paste |
| 6 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |