Where does “Pasta” come from?

Pasta (German) comes 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.

Pasta (German): Alternative form of Paste; Italian-style pasta

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Paste; Italian-style pasta

Ancestry of “Pasta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Pasta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek παστός →