Where does “pasteleiro” come from?
pasteleiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Pastel, 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.
pasteleiro (Portuguese): pastry cook, confectioner
Definitions
- pastry cook, confectioner
Ancestry of “pasteleiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Pastel | crayon |
| 2 | Italian | pastello | pastel |
| 3 | Latin | pastellum | dough, paste |
| 4 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |