Ancient Greek

παστά

‘barley porridge’

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

19 English words in this record descend from Ancient Greek παστά, most familiar first.

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

More words from παστά

• pasticcerie
• pastichio
• pastina
• pasteli
• pasticciotto
• pastillage
• pastila

Etymograph / Ancient Greek παστά