Where does “pastor” come from?

pastor (Venetian) comes from Latin pastor, from Latin pasco, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pastor (Venetian): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “pastor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpastorA person who tends sheep; shepherd; A Christian...
2LatinpascoI feed, nourish, maintain, support; I pasture,...
3Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic pāskō →Every word from Latin pasco →