Where does “pabulum” come from?
Pabulum comes from Latin pabulum, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root peh₂- meaning to feed or protect, related to Ancient Greek δῆμος.
pabulum (English): Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by...
Definitions
- Food or fodder, particularly that taken in by...
Ancestry of “pabulum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pābulum | — |
| 2 | Latin | pāscō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |