Where does “pastor” come from?

pastor (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan pastor, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pastor (Catalan): shepherd, herder; pastor, priest

Definitions

  1. shepherd, herder; pastor, priest

Ancestry of “pastor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanpastorshepherd
2LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
3Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
4Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →
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