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Where does “pabulosus” come from?

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

pabulosus (Latin): abounding in fodder

Definitions

  1. abounding in fodder

Ancestry of “pabulosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpābulum—
2Latinpāscō—
3Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pabulosus”

  • pabulous
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