Where does “pastitz” come from?
pastitz (Old Occitan) comes from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.
Ancestry of “pastitz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |
Words derived from “pastitz”