Where does “pannage” come from?
pannage (English) comes from Old French pasnage, from Latin pastionare, from Latin pastio, from Latin pastus, from Latin pasco, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pannage (English): Acorns and beech mast used as forage for pigs;...
Definitions
- Acorns and beech mast used as forage for pigs;...
Ancestry of “pannage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | pasnage | Feeding of pigs on beech nuts and acorns in the... |
| 2 | Latin | pastionare | to feed on mast, as swine |
| 3 | Latin | pastio | a pasturing, grazing; pasture |
| 4 | Latin | pastus | fed, nourished; having eaten, consumed; pastured,... |
| 5 | Latin | pasco | I feed, nourish, maintain, support; I pasture,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |