Where does “paste” come from?
paste (Middle English) comes from Old French pasté, from Late Latin pasta — dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;...
paste (Middle English): dough for the making of bread or pastry
Definitions
- dough for the making of bread or pastry
Ancestry of “paste”, step by step
paste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French pasté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 2 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |
via Anglo-Norman paste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | paste | dough; paste; pastry |