{"id":23838,"date":"2025-01-07T18:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23838"},"modified":"2025-01-07T21:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T21:30:46","slug":"pasting-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=23838","title":{"rendered":"Pasting Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Italian words <strong>pasto<\/strong> and <strong>pasta<\/strong> look and sound similar, but are they related? Let&#8217;s find out.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/micurs\/10411961135\/in\/photolist-gS52ii-L5cdM-Qjtfth-XQGMgh-S8gvnm-7h4GMp-jsfA63-6BTDxV-Znngr3-RRTpdf-YzKmaN-cNqEBh-SrGBQc-JTybdM-Wtj4dq-ZYtJue-Qztqa1-2dTxicb-2aGMcfa-ScRZWQ-Nux5V1-ZXRfpZ-8s8SCL-23PdJ2S-afTE8U-2aCnosy-e3d8Af-28aGWHz-R9ZaP9-SrGBNi-RRTpwb-TQSmBk-Q27y2w-S44UEy-DvPW7f-RRTptf-5urdtx-23ezKy4-YUgZAN-jT1Jh8-28TXycp-beP92v-dnzqZf-RRTpqj-doPNPh-7UKCTB-V2PZ9h-4GT3vh-afQUqt-ZdxGkQ\/\" title=\"ristorante italiano in NYC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3766\/10411961135_b9bd88cb71_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" alt=\"ristorante italiano in NYC\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pasto<\/strong> [\u02c8pa.sto] means meal, and comes from Latin <em>p\u0101stus<\/em> (fed, nourished, consumed, pastured, satiated, satisfied), from <em>p\u0101scor<\/em> (to feed oneself, to eat, graze, feed, nourish, pasture, browse, from Proto-Italiac <em>*p\u0101sk\u014dr<\/em> (I am fed, driven to pasture) from Proto-Indo-European <em>*peh\u2082-<\/em> (to protect, ward, shepherd) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/pasto#Italian\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>feed<\/strong>, <strong>fodder<\/strong>, <strong>food<\/strong>, <strong>pasture<\/strong> and <strong>repast<\/strong> in English, <strong>pa\u00eetre<\/strong> (to graze), <strong>repas<\/strong> (meal), and possibly <strong>pain<\/strong> (bread) in French, <strong>pascere<\/strong> (to graze) in Italian, and  <strong>pasto<\/strong> (pasture, lawn, grass) in Spanish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/ser%E1%B8%B1-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/5thluna\/4685345629\/in\/photolist-427cyB-8J6Qsp-di4eJ-7zmerA-6avgsY-7McqL8-d3Xxv3-225V4f-bW5Jq3-9c1Yp7-89kvDK-892C2c-aSW13e-8DMgCP-8hzbmJ-8dqXNd-pUZxaV-dDW8qB-7zhsEp-boCj8Q-9Y8rxw-8fNafG-Gdqr9o-9YPia9-65Sjde-6PHfPy-2KJHkL-6oZ7Za-kh2Av-6dbDKQ-reBgAb-bkfwpd-9HZ5p-gmcTX-44P2Q-h4gZKE-5o4jkB-4VewFV-du4quF-5dYiJT-bpssNS-Nfs3e-frZTU-5xNNpt-jegWp2-4jyUT4-5MdXYe-e5MrL1-boJsMv-6E2Pp3\" title=\"Pasta\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4012\/4685345629_7a672c1667_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Pasta\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pasta<\/strong> [\u02c8pa.sta] in Italian means dough, pastry, pasta, cake or paste, and can also refer to the nature or mo(u)ld of a person, e.g. sone tutt&#8217;e due delle stessa pasta = they&#8217;re both cast from the same mo(u)ld [<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.reverso.net\/italian-english\/pasta\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of how the word <strong>pasta<\/strong> is used in Italian:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>pasta in brodo<\/strong> = noodle soup<\/li>\n<li><strong>pasta fatta in casa<\/strong> = home-made pasta<\/li>\n<li><strong>pasta frolla<\/strong> = shortcrust pastry<\/li>\n<li><strong>pasta sfoglia<\/strong> = puff pastry<\/li>\n<li><strong>pasta all&#8217;uovo<\/strong> = egg pasta<\/li>\n<li><strong>pasta dentifricia<\/strong> = toothpaste<\/li>\n<li><strong>pasta di mandorle<\/strong> = almond paste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Late Latin <em>pasta<\/em> (paste, pasta), from Ancient Greek <em>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac<\/em> (past\u00e1 &#8211; barley porridge), from  <em>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2<\/em> (past\u00f3s &#8211; sprinkled with salt), from <em>\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c3\u03c9<\/em> (p\u00e1ss\u014d &#8211; to sprinkle), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*(s)k\u02b7eh\u2081t-<\/em> (to shake). <\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> (past\u00f3s &#8211; salted, preserved with salt, corned) in Greek, <strong>quash<\/strong> (to defeat decisively, suppress, void) in English, <strong>quassare<\/strong> (to shake, agitate) in Italian, <strong>casser<\/strong> (to break) in French, and , <strong>cascar<\/strong> (to crack, split) in Spanish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/pasta#Italian\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In British English, <strong>pasta<\/strong> refers to Italian pasta, that is, dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/pasta#Italian\">source<\/a>]. Types of Italian pasta include <strong>calamarata<\/strong>, <strong>cannelloni<\/strong>, <strong>farfalle<\/strong>, <strong>fettuccine<\/strong>, <strong>fusilli<\/strong>, <strong>gnocchi<\/strong>, <strong>lasagne<\/strong>, <strong>linguine<\/strong>, <strong>macaroni<\/strong>, <strong>orecchie d&#8217;asini<\/strong>, <strong>orecchiette<\/strong>, <strong>penne<\/strong>, <strong>radiatori<\/strong>, <strong>spaghetti<\/strong>, <strong>tagliatelle<\/strong>, <strong>tortellini<\/strong>, <strong>vesuvio<\/strong>, <strong>and vermicelli<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_pasta\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>One of those types of pasta I made up. Do you know which one?<\/p>\n<p>In American English, the word <strong>noodle(s)<\/strong> apparently can refer both to Italian pasta, and Asia noodles, while in the UK, <strong>noodle(s)<\/strong> normally only refers to Asia noodles, such as Japanese ramen. What about in other varieties of English?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Italian words pasto and pasta look and sound similar, but are they related? Let&#8217;s find out. Pasto [\u02c8pa.sto] means meal, and comes from Latin p\u0101stus (fed, nourished, consumed, pastured, satiated, satisfied), from p\u0101scor (to feed oneself, to eat, graze, feed, nourish, pasture, browse, from Proto-Italiac *p\u0101sk\u014dr (I am fed, driven to pasture) from Proto-Indo-European [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,104,107,111,118,128,10,302,15,45,46,64,78],"tags":[164,158,309,138,334,281,331,333,332,163],"class_list":["post-23838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ancient-greek-","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-greek","category-italian","category-language","category-late-latin","category-latin","category-proto-indo-european","category-proto-italic","category-spanish","category-words-and-phrases","tag-english","tag-etymology","tag-italian","tag-language","tag-noodles","tag-omniglot","tag-pasta","tag-paste","tag-pasto","tag-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23838"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23846,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23838\/revisions\/23846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}