Where does “pastur” come from?

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

pastur (Old French): shepherd; pastor

Definitions

  1. shepherd; pastor

Ancestry of “pastur”, 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

Words derived from “pastur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →