Where does “pastro” come from?
pastro (Esperanto) comes from Portuguese pássaro, from Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
pastro (Esperanto): priest, pastor
Ancestry of “pastro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pássaro | a male bird , especially a small one; passerine |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | passaro | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | passarum | genitive feminine plural of passus |
| 4 | Latin | passer | sparrow; turbot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “pastro”