Paste etymology

English

English word paste comes from Ancient Greek παστός

Detailed word origin of paste

Dictionary entry Language Definition
παστός Ancient Greek (grc)
πάστα Ancient Greek (grc)
παστά Ancient Greek (grc)
pasta Late Latin (LL)
paste Old French (fro) Dough; paste. Pastry.
paste Middle French (frm)
paste English (en) (intransitive, computing) To insert a piece of media (e.g. text, picture, audio, video, movie container etc.) previously copied or cut from somewhere else.. (transitive) To stick with paste; to cause to adhere by or as if by paste.. (transitive, informal) To defeat decisively or by a large margin.. (transitive, informal) To strike or beat someone or something. (mineralogy) The mineral [...]

Words with the same origin as paste

Descendants of παστός

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