Where does “pasture” come from?
Pasture comes from Middle English pasture, from Old French pasture, from Latin pastura, the noun form of pastus, past participle of pasco meaning "to feed," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- meaning "to feed or protect."
pasture (English): Land, specifically, an open field, on which...
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- Land, specifically, an open field, on which...
Ancestry of “pasture”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pasture | — |
| 2 | Old French | pasture | pasture grassy field upon which cattle graze |
| 3 | Latin | pastūra | pasture, grazing ground |
| 4 | Latin | pāstus | having eaten, consumed |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |