Where does “πατσαβουρόπιτα” come from?
πατσαβουρόπιτα (Greek) comes from Greek πατσαβούρα, from Venetian spazzadura, from Italian spazzatura, from Italian spazzare, from Latin spatiāri, from Latin spatior, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
πατσαβουρόπιτα (Greek): cake or pie made with squashed phyllo, with any flavour added
Definitions
- cake or pie made with squashed phyllo, with any flavour added
Ancestry of “πατσαβουρόπιτα”, step by step
πατσαβουρόπιτα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek πατσαβούρα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | πατσαβούρα | a swab, rag, any dirty cloth |
| 2 | Venetian | spazzadura | — |
| 3 | Italian | spazzatura | cleaning, sweep; rubbish |
| 4 | Italian | spazzare | to sweep, or to sweep up |
| 5 | Latin | spatiāri | — |
| 6 | Latin | spatior | I go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;... |
| 7 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |