Where does “tannpasta” come from?
tannpasta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pasta, 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.
tannpasta (Norwegian Bokmål): toothpaste
Definitions
- toothpaste
Ancestry of “tannpasta”, step by step
tannpasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål pasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pasta | pasta; paste |
| 2 | Italian | pasta | paste; pasta, noodles; dough |
| 3 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |