Where does “pasticcio” come from?

pasticcio (Italian) comes 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.

pasticcio (Italian): pie, pasty; mess, confusion; relief

Definitions

  1. pie, pasty; mess, confusion; relief

Ancestry of “pasticcio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pasticcio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t-
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