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Where does “pasco” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pasco”, step by step

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