Where does “agropastoralist” come from?
agropastoralist (English) comes from English pastoralist, from English pastoral, 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.
agropastoralist (English): A member of a people living by a mixture of...
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Ancestry of “agropastoralist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastoralist | Having features common to pastoralism; A person... |
| 2 | English | pastoral | Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other... |
| 3 | Old French | pastoral | — |
| 4 | Latin | pastoralis | shepherd; pastoral |
| 5 | Latin | pāstor | A person who tends sheep; shepherd |
| 6 | Latin | pāscō | to feed, nourish, maintain, support |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |