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Pastry

3 stages from Late Latin to English.

Today it means a dough of flour, fat and water; baked goods made from it

Where does the word "pastry" come from? It comes from Late Latin pasta, passing through Old French before entering English (1530s).

pasta→paste→pastry

Late Latin · ancient

from Greek 'pastē', a barley porridge sprinkled with salt

Old French · medieval

the dough bakers worked with; the same word later gave 'pâté' and 'pâtisserie'

English · 1530s

"baked goods made of dough"

formed in English from 'paste' plus -ry, on the model of 'pantry'

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Pastry’s story begins in Late Latin: pasta meant “dough, paste.” From Greek 'pastē', a barley porridge sprinkled with salt. By medieval, the word had taken hold in Old French as paste. The dough bakers worked with; the same word later gave 'pâté' and 'pâtisserie'. It reached English by 1530s as pastry. Formed in English from 'paste' plus -ry, on the model of 'pantry'. Today, pastry means a dough of flour, fat and water; baked goods made from it.