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Where does “repaistre” come from?

repaistre (Old French) comes from Latin repascere, from Latin pascere, from Latin pasco, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

repaistre (Old French): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “repaistre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrepascere—
2Latinpascerepresent active infinitive of pāscō; second-person...
3LatinpascoI feed, nourish, maintain, support; I pasture,...
4Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “repaistre”

  • repast
  • repaster
  • repas
  • repastar
  • repasteto
  • repasto
  • repast
  • r'pas
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