Where does “паштетный” come from?

паштетный (Russian) comes from Russian паште́т, from Polish pasztet, from German Pastete, from Old French pasté, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω — to shake.

паштетный (Russian): pâté

Definitions

  1. pâté

Ancestry of “паштетный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпаште́тpâté
2Polishpasztetpâté
3GermanPastetepâté
4Old Frenchpastépie or a similar baked good
5Latinpastapaste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of...
6Ancient Greekπαστάbarley porridge
7Ancient Greekπαστόςsprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,...
8Ancient GreekπάσσωI sprinkle
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁t-to shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t-Every word from Ancient Greek πάσσωEvery word from Ancient Greek παστός