Where does “pāstor” come from?

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

pāstor (Latin): A person who tends sheep; shepherd

Definitions

  1. A person who tends sheep; shepherd

Ancestry of “pāstor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pāstor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →
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