Where does “pāscere” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pāscere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pāscere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-