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Pasta

3 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a dough made from wheat and water, shaped and cooked in many forms
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Stage 1 of 3
pastē
Greek · ancient
"barley porridge, paste"
a barley porridge or paste
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Stage 2 of 3
pasta
Italian · medieval
"dough, pasta"
came to mean dough made from flour and water
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Stage 3 of 3
pasta
English · 1800s
"dried or fresh dough food"
adopted directly from Italian
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