Where does “patiser” come from?
patiser (Romanian) comes from French pâtissier, from French pâtisser, from Old French pasticier, from Old French pastitz, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός — to shake.
patiser (Romanian): pastrymaker
Definitions
- pastrymaker
Ancestry of “patiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pâtissier | pastry; pastrymaker |
| 2 | French | pâtisser | to make pastry; to bake something |
| 3 | Old French | pasticier | make pâté, make pastry |
| 4 | Old French | pastitz | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *pastīcius | — |
| 6 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |