LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pastīcius

*pastīcius (feminine *pastīcia, neuter *pastīcium)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romanceadjectivereconstructionrelationaldough

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek πάσσω(pássō)
  2. Ancient Greek -τός(-tós)
  3. Ancient Greek παστός(pastós)
  4. Latinpastīcius

Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Latin pasta Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -īcius Latin *pastīcius From pasta + -īcius.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianpasticcio
  • Catalanpastitxofrom Italian pasticcio
  • Englishpasticciofrom Italian pasticcio
  • Frenchpastichefrom Italian pasticcio
  • Catalanpastitxfrom Italian pasticcio
  • Englishpastichefrom Italian pasticcio
  • Englishpastitsiofrom Italian pasticcio
  • Hebrewפַּשְׁטִידָהfrom Italian pasticcio
  • Sicilianpastizzu
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpastís
  • Frenchpâtisserfrom Old French pasticier
  • Occitanpastísfrom Old Occitan pastiz
  • Frenchpastisfrom Old Occitan pastiz
North Italian
  • Friulianpastits
  • Ligurianpastìsso
  • Lombardpastis
  • Piedmontesepastiss

Quick answers

What does pastīcius mean in Latin?
pastīcius, a adjective, means “dough”.
Where does pastīcius come from?
Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) → Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) → Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) → Latin pastīcius.