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
- pâté
Ancestry of “паштетный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | паште́т | pâté |
| 2 | Polish | pasztet | pâté |
| 3 | German | Pastete | pâté |
| 4 | Old French | pasté | pie or a similar baked good |
| 5 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |