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Where does “pastrino” come from?

pastrino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pastro, from Portuguese pássaro, from Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pastrino (Esperanto): pastoress, a female pastor

Definitions

  1. pastoress, a female pastor

Ancestry of “pastrino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopastropriest, pastor
2Portuguesepássaroa male bird , especially a small one; passerine
3Old Portuguesepassaro—
4Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
5Latinpassersparrow; turbot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →