Where does “pastello” come from?

pastello (Italian) comes 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.

pastello (Italian): pastel

Definitions

pastel

Ancestry of “pastello”, step by step

pastello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pastellum

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pastellum	dough, paste
2	Latin	pasta	paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
3	Ancient Greek	παστά	barley porridge
4	Ancient Greek	παστός	sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,...
5	Ancient Greek	πάσσω	I sprinkle
6	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeh₁t-	to shake

via Medieval Latin pastellum

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	pastellum	dough, paste
2	Late Latin	pasta	dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;...

Words derived from “pastello”

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