Where does “pābulum” come from?

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

pābulum (Latin): food, nourishment, sustenance

Definitions

  1. food, nourishment, sustenance

Ancestry of “pābulum”, step by step

pābulum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pāscō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
2Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Proto-Indo-European peh₂-dʰlom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-dʰlom

Words derived from “pābulum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic pāskōEvery word from Latin pāscō