Where does “pasture” come from?

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

pasture (Latin): vocative masculine singular of pāstūrus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of pāstūrus

Ancestry of “pasture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpasturusabout to feed
2Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
3Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →