pastry

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαστά
2. Late Latin · derived frompasta
3. Medieval Latin · derived frompasteria
4. Old French · derived frompastaierie
5. Middle English · inherited frompastre
6. English todaypastry

From Middle English pastre, pastri, from pastree (variant of pasterie, from Old French pastaierie and Medieval Latin pasteria, from Late Latin pasta, from Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)) or paste + -ri (modern paste + -ry).

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