Where does “pastel” come from?
pastel (Indonesian) comes from Portuguese Pastel, 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 (Indonesian): a type of fried curry puff, similar to empanada
Definitions
- a type of fried curry puff, similar to empanada
Ancestry of “pastel”, step by step
pastel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Pastel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Pastel | crayon |
| 2 | Italian | pastello | pastel |
| 3 | Latin | pastellum | dough, paste |
| 4 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |
via Dutch pastel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pastel | — |