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Where does “pastorpreneur” come from?

pastorpreneur (English) comes 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.

pastorpreneur (English): An entrepreneur who sets up churches as a...

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  1. An entrepreneur who sets up churches as a...

Ancestry of “pastorpreneur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpastorA shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of...
2Old Frenchpastorshepherd; pastor
3Latinpāstor—
4Latinpāscō—
5Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →