Where does “pastoso” come from?
pastoso (Italian) comes from Italian pasta, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.
pastoso (Italian): doughy, pasty; mellow; dense
Definitions
- doughy, pasty; mellow; dense
Ancestry of “pastoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | pasta | paste; pasta, noodles; dough |
| 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 |
Words derived from “pastoso”