Where does “tagliapasta” come from?
tagliapasta (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.
tagliapasta (Italian): pastry cutter; that cuts pastries; pastry-cutter
Definitions
- pastry cutter; that cuts pastries; pastry-cutter
Ancestry of “tagliapasta”, step by step
tagliapasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |