English

hardpaste

From hard + paste.

A compound of hard + paste

Proto-Germanic *harduz

Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī)

Old English heard ‘hard’

Middle English hard

English hard

Ancient Greek πάσσω ‘to sprinkle’

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Ancient Greek παστά

Late Latin pasta

Old French paste ‘dough’

Middle English paste ‘dough for the making of bread or pastry’

English paste

Today it means

adj Being or relating to a ceramic material that requires either high firing temperatures or special mineral ingredients.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hardpaste