Where does “pasteur” come from?

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

pasteur (Norman): pastor

Definitions

  1. pastor

Ancestry of “pasteur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpasturshepherd; pastor
2LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
3Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
4Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →