Where does “pastoralis” come from?
pastoralis (Latin) comes from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pastoralis (Latin): shepherd; pastoral
Ancestry of “pastoralis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pāstor | — |
| 2 | Latin | pāscō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “pastoralis”