Where does “pabulous” come from?

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

pabulous (English): nourishing

Definitions

  1. nourishing

Ancestry of “pabulous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpabulosusabounding in fodder
2Latinpābulumfood, nourishment, sustenance
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 →