Where does “scolapasta” come from?
scolapasta (Italian) comes from Italian scolare, from French scolaire, from Latin scholāris, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
scolapasta (Italian): a colander
Definitions
- a colander
Ancestry of “scolapasta”, step by step
scolapasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian scolare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scolare | to drain; to drip; plural of scolara |
| 2 | French | scolaire | school; scholastic, academic; textbooklike,... |
| 3 | Latin | scholāris | scholar, student |
| 4 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Italian pasta
| 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 |