Latin

pāscō

‘to feed, nourish, maintain, support’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin pāscō.

15 English words in this record descend from Latin pāscō, most familiar first.

• pastor ← pastour
• pastoral ← pāstōrālis ← pāstor
• repast ← repas ← repāscō
• antipasto ← pasto ← pāstus
• pasteurize ← pasteuriser ← Pasteur ← pastor
• pabulum
• pannage ← pasnage ← pastio
• compascuity ← compāscuitās ← compāscuus ← pāscuus
• depascent ← dēpāscō
• pasteurise ← pasteuriser ← Pasteur ← pastor
• pabulation ← pābulātiō ← pābulor ← or ← pābulum
• pabulous ← pabulosus ← pabulum

More words from pāscō

• pastrix
• pastorela
• pascuage

Etymograph / Latin pāscō