English
pasticcio
Pasticcio comes from Italian pasticcio ‘pie, pasty’, from Vulgar Latin *pastīcius ‘dough’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek πάσσω ‘to sprinkle’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάσσω‘to sprinkle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστόςpastós‘sprinkled with salt’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστά
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpasta‘paste’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pastīcius‘dough’reconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentpasticcio‘pie, pasty’
- Englishearliest quotation 1779same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάσσω‘to sprinkle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστόςpastós‘sprinkled with salt’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστά
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEpasta‘paste’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pastīcius‘dough’reconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentpasticcio‘pie, pasty’
- Englishearliest quotation 1779same form
Earliest quotation: 1779, Henry Swinburne, Travels through Spain: “On our first entrance into the palace, which is…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kuh₁t-yé-ti
concussion, cashier, quash, fracas, repercussion, zouk, casco, casse, 28 more
through Ancient Greek παστά
through Late Latin pasta ‘paste’
through Vulgar Latin *pastīcius ‘dough’
Today it means
noun A medley; an olio.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πάσσω / pasticcio