Where does “pasta” come from?
pasta (Spanish) comes from Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά, from Ancient Greek παστός, from Ancient Greek πάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.
pasta (Spanish): pasta; paste, dough; biscuit
Definitions
- pasta; paste, dough; biscuit
Ancestry of “pasta”, step by step
pasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |
via Late Latin pasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pasta | dough, pastry cake, paste; paste;... |