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Where does “pasticceria” come from?

pasticceria (Italian) comes from Italian pasticcio, from Vulgar Latin pasticium, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.

pasticceria (Italian): cakes and pastries; cake shop, confectioner's;...

Definitions

  1. cakes and pastries; cake shop, confectioner's;...

Ancestry of “pasticceria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpasticciopie, pasty; mess, confusion; relief
2Vulgar Latinpasticium—
3Vulgar Latin*pastīcius—
4Latinpastapaste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
5Ancient Greekπαστάbarley porridge
6Ancient Greekπαστόςsprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,...
7Ancient GreekπάσσωI sprinkle
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁t-to shake
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