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English word pastel comes from Ancient Greek πάστη, Ancient Greek παστά, and later Latin pasta ((Late Latin) paste.)
πάστη (Ancient Greek)
παστά (Ancient Greek)
pasta (Latin)
(Late Latin) paste.
pastellum (Malayalam)
pastello (Italian)
Pastel (arts) pastel.
pastel (French)
Pastel.
pastel (English)
A crayon made from such a paste.. A drawing made with any of those colors.. A type of dried paste used to make crayons.. Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender.