Where does “pastorlessness” come from?
pastorlessness (English) comes from English pastorless, from English pastor, from Old French pastor, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pastorlessness (English): Absence of a pastor
Definitions
- Absence of a pastor
Ancestry of “pastorlessness”, step by step
pastorlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pastorless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastorless | Without a pastor |
| 2 | English | pastor | A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of... |
| 3 | Old French | pastor | shepherd; pastor |
| 4 | Latin | pāstor | A person who tends sheep; shepherd |
| 5 | Latin | pāscō | to feed, nourish, maintain, support |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |