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

Definitions

  1. priest, pastor

Ancestry of “pastro”, step by step

pastro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese pássaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepássaropasserine any bird of the order
2Old Portuguesepassaro—
3Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
4Latinpassersparrow; turbot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Ancient Greek πάστρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάστραcleanliness
2Greekπαστρεύω—

Words derived from “pastro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin passer →Every word from Vulgar Latin passarum →