Where does “pastis” come from?
pastis (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan pastitz, from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.
pastis (Occitan): pastis, a liqueur containing aniseed
Definitions
- pastis, a liqueur containing aniseed
Ancestry of “pastis”, step by step
pastis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan pastitz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | pastitz | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |
| 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 |
via Vulgar Latin *pastīcius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *pastīcius | — |
| 2 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |