Where does “pareo” come from?
pareo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
Ancestry of “pareo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | pāzēō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂s- | watch, see; to feed, graze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |