Where does “Pastor” come from?

Pastor (German) comes from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Pastor (German): pastor

Definitions

  1. pastor

Ancestry of “Pastor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
2Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
3Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “Pastor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →
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