Where does “pabo” come from?

pabo (Basque) comes from Spanish pavo, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

pabo (Basque): turkey

Definitions

  1. turkey

Ancestry of “pabo”, step by step

pabo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pavo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpavoturkey; peacock; buck
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

via French pavot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpavotpoppy
2Latinpapāverpoppy
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Spanish pavo →