impasto

noun

painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible

Roots

inim- · Italian · in, into pastapasto- · Italian · paste, dough

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The word impasto breaks down into 2 roots of Italian origin: im-, from Italian in (“in, into”); and pasto, from Italian pasta (“paste, dough”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.