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