English
pastillage
Pastillage comes from French pastillage ‘the mounting of components on a printed…’, from pastille ‘small roll of dough containing fragrant…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- ‘to shake’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷeh₁t-‘to shake’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάσσωpássō‘sprinkle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστός‘sprinkled with salt, salted’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστά
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpasta‘dough, paste’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpastellum‘dough, paste’diminutive form of pasta
- Spanishc. 1500–presentpastilla‘small roll of fragrant dough’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpastille‘small roll of dough containing fragrant ingredients baked in order to perfume the air’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentpastillage‘the mounting of components on a printed circuit board’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷeh₁t-‘to shake’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάσσωpássō‘sprinkle’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστός‘sprinkled with salt, salted’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαστά
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpasta‘dough, paste’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpastellum‘dough, paste’diminutive form of pasta
- Spanishc. 1500–presentpastilla‘small roll of fragrant dough’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpastille‘small roll of dough containing fragrant ingredients baked in order to perfume the air’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentpastillage‘the mounting of components on a printed circuit board’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Ancient Greek παστά
through Latin pasta ‘dough, paste’
through Latin pastellum ‘dough, paste’
Today it means
noun A kind of edible modelling paste used to make elaborate decorative confectionery for cakes etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- / pastillage