Where does “paun” come from?

paun (Breton) comes from French paon, from Old French paon, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

paun (Breton): peacock

Definitions

  1. peacock

Ancestry of “paun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaonpeacock
2Old Frenchpaonpeacock
3Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
4Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “paun”

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Old French paon →
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