Where does “pastress” come from?
pastress (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.
pastress (English): A female pastor
Definitions
- A female pastor
Ancestry of “pastress”, step by step
pastress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pastor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pastor | A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of... |
| 2 | Old French | pastor | shepherd; pastor |
| 3 | Latin | pāstor | A person who tends sheep; shepherd |
| 4 | Latin | pāscō | to feed, nourish, maintain, support |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |