Where does “pascere” come from?

pascere (Italian) comes from Latin pāscere, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pascere (Italian): to graze; to graze on

Definitions

  1. to graze; to graze on

Ancestry of “pascere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāscere—
2Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pascere”

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