Etymology

pastor

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Today it means: Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd. Full definition →

Middle English pastour ← Old French pastor ← Latin pāstor
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pastor · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived frompāstor
  2. Old French · derived frompastor
  3. Middle English · inherited frompastour
  4. English todaypastor

From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor.

Pastor · proper noun2

See pastor.

Words from the same roots

Latinpāstor all →

Pastorius

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