English
pâtissier
Pâtissier comes from French pâtissier ‘pastry’, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius ‘dough’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek πάσσω ‘sprinkle’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάσσωpássō‘sprinkle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστόςpastós‘salted’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστά‘barley porridge’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpasta‘paste’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pastīcius‘dough’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pasticier‘make pâté, make pastry’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpâtisser‘to make pastry’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentpâtissier‘pastry’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάσσωpássō‘sprinkle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστόςpastós‘salted’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστά‘barley porridge’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpasta‘paste’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pastīcius‘dough’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pasticier‘make pâté, make pastry’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpâtisser‘to make pastry’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentpâtissier‘pastry’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
Earliest quotation: 2022, E. M. Foner, Slow Living: “You're turning into a good baker, Bill, but you…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kuh₁t-yé-ti
concussion, cashier, quash, fracas, casco, zouk, repercussion, casse, 27 more
through Ancient Greek παστά ‘barley porridge’
through Late Latin pasta ‘paste’
through Vulgar Latin *pastīcius ‘dough’
through French pâtisser ‘to make pastry’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πάσσω / pâtissier