Where does “paó” come from?

paó (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan pavon, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

paó (Catalan): peacock

Definitions

  1. peacock

Ancestry of “paó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanpavon—
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Old Occitan pavon →