Where does “pastel” come from?

pastel (French) comes from Italian pastello, from Latin pastellum, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.

pastel (French): woad; pastel

Definitions

  1. woad; pastel

Ancestry of “pastel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpastellopastel
2Latinpastellumdough, paste
3Latinpastapaste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
4Ancient Greekπαστάbarley porridge
5Ancient Greekπαστόςsprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,...
6Ancient GreekπάσσωI sprinkle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁t-to shake

Words derived from “pastel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t-Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek παστός
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