Etymology of the English word pastorale
the English word
pastoralederived from the Italian word
pastoralederived from the Latin word
pastoralis (pastoral)
derived from the Latin word
pastor (shepherd, herdsman)
derived from the Late Latin word
pascere (feed, feed on; graze)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pa-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pā-Usage
Word found in Modern English