Ancient Greek

πάσσω

‘sprinkle’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Ancient Greek πάσσω.

20 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek πάσσω, most familiar first.

• pasta ← παστά ← παστός
• paste ← pasta ← παστά ← παστός
• pastel ← pastello ← pastellum ← pastellus ← pasta
• pastiche ← pasticcio ← *pastīcius ← pasta ← παστά
• patisserie ← pâtisser ← pasticier ← *pastīcius ← pasta
• pastis ← *pastīcius ← pasta ← παστά ← παστός
• patissier ← pâtisser ← pasticier ← *pastīcius ← pasta
• pasticcio ← *pastīcius ← pasta ← παστά ← παστός
• pastilla ← pastellum ← pasta ← παστά ← παστός
• pâtissier ← pâtisser ← pasticier ← *pastīcius ← pasta
• pasticceria ← pasticcio ← *pastīcius ← pasta ← παστά
• catapasm ← κατάπασμα

More words from πάσσω

• empasm
• pastiglia
• pasticcerie
• pastichio
• pastina
• pasticciotto
• pastillage
• pastila

Etymograph / Ancient Greek πάσσω