Where does “pastorcito” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pastorcito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpastorshepherd; herder; pastor, priest
2Old Spanishpastor—
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 →