Where does “pastor” come from?

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

pastor (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pastor

Definitions

  1. a pastor

Ancestry of “pastor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
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 →
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