Where does “pastös” come from?
pastös (German) comes from Italian pastoso, 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.
pastös (German): pasty
Definitions
- pasty
Ancestry of “pastös”, step by step
pastös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pastoso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pastoso | doughy, pasty; mellow; dense |
| 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 |
via German Paste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Paste | paste (a soft mixture) |