Etymology

pasty

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Today it means: Like paste, sticky. Full definition →

Middle English paste ← Anglo-Norman paste ← Old French pasté
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pasty · adjective1

From paste + -y (adjectival suffix).

pasty · noun2

  1. Old French · derived frompasté
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived frompaste
  3. Middle English · inherited frompaste
  4. English todaypasty

From Middle English paste, from Anglo-Norman paste and Old French pasté. Doublet of patty.

pasty · noun3

From paste + -y (diminutive suffix).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishpaste all →

pastepastie

Anglo-Normanpaste all →

pastie

Old Frenchpasté all →

pastepastie

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