English
pate
Pate comes from French pâté.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpâté
- Englishtodaypate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpâté
- Englishtodaypate
The story
Attested since circa 1700, from French pâté, from Old French paste, pastée.
Linked words
through French pâté
Today it means
noun The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French pâté / pate