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Where does “Pablum” come from?

Pablum (English) comes from Latin pābulum, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “Pablum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpābulum—
2Latinpāscō—
3Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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