Where does “pastel” come from?

pastel (Portuguese) comes from Italian pastello, from Latin pastellum, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.

pastel (Portuguese): crayon; a fried pastry made of wheat flour,...

Definitions

crayon; a fried pastry made of wheat flour,...

Ancestry of “pastel”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	pastello	pastel
2	Latin	pastellum	dough, paste
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσω →Every word from Ancient Greek παστός →