Where does “arhipăstor” come from?

arhipăstor (Romanian) comes from Romanian păstor, from German Pastor, from Latin pāstor, from Latin pāscō, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

arhipăstor (Romanian): hierarch

Definitions

  1. hierarch

Ancestry of “arhipăstor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpăstorshepherd
2GermanPastorpastor
3LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
4Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
5Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
6Proto-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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