Where does “pasnage” come from?
pasnage (Old French) comes from Latin pastionare, from Latin pastio, from Latin pastus, from Latin pasco, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pasnage (Old French): Feeding of pigs on beech nuts and acorns in the...
Definitions
- Feeding of pigs on beech nuts and acorns in the...
Ancestry of “pasnage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pastionare | to feed on mast, as swine |
| 2 | Latin | pastio | a pasturing, grazing; pasture |
| 3 | Latin | pastus | fed, nourished; having eaten, consumed; pastured,... |
| 4 | Latin | pasco | I feed, nourish, maintain, support; I pasture,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāskō | to feed; to pasture |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
Words derived from “pasnage”