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
Ancestry of “pabulous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pabulosus | abounding in fodder |
| 2 | Latin | pābulum | — |
| 3 | Latin | pāscō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |