Where does “tannpasta” come from?
tannpasta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): toothpaste
Definitions
- toothpaste
Ancestry of “tannpasta”, step by step
tannpasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk pasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |