Where does “pastor” come from?
pastor (Old French) comes from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pastor (Old French): shepherd; pastor
Ancestry of “pastor”, 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 “pastor”