Where does “pastoraal” come from?

pastoraal (Dutch) comes from Old French pastoral, from Latin pastoralis, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pastoraal (Dutch): pastoral, pertaining to herding or the countrylife

Definitions

  1. pastoral, pertaining to herding or the countrylife

Ancestry of “pastoraal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpastoral—
2Latinpastoralisshepherd; pastoral
3LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
4Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
5Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pastoraal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →
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