Where does “paštéta” come from?

paštéta (Slovak) comes from German Pastete, from Old French pasté, from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.

paštéta (Slovak): pâté

Definitions

  1. pâté

Ancestry of “paštéta”, step by step

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