Where does “pâte” come from?
pâte (Norman) comes from Old French pasté, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.
pâte (Norman): paste; pastry; dough; batter
Definitions
- paste; pastry; dough; batter
Ancestry of “pâte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 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 “pâte”