Where does “pastor” come from?

pastor (Tagalog) 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.

pastor (Tagalog): parish priest; pastor

Definitions

  1. parish priest; pastor

Ancestry of “pastor”, 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 →