Where does “arhipăstoresc” come from?

arhipăstoresc (Romanian) comes from Romanian păstoresc, 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.

arhipăstoresc (Romanian): episcopal

Definitions

  1. episcopal

Ancestry of “arhipăstoresc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpăstorescpastoral
2Romanianpăstorshepherd
3GermanPastorpastor
4LatinpāstorA person who tends sheep; shepherd
5Latinpāscōto feed, nourish, maintain, support
6Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pāscō →