Where does “Pavlov” come from?

Pavlov is the English form of the Russian surname Па́влов, derived from the Russian given name Па́вел.

Pavlov (English): To condition a person or animal to react to a stimulus, without consideration to the meaning of it

Definitions

  1. To condition a person or animal to react to a stimulus, without consideration to the meaning of it

Ancestry of “Pavlov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianПа́вловa common Slavic surname
2RussianПа́велPaul
3Old Church SlavonicПавьлъ—
4Ancient GreekΠαῦλοςPaul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
5Latinpauluslittle, small
6Latinpaullus—

Words derived from “Pavlov”

Every word from Latin paullus →Every word from Latin paulus →Every word from Ancient Greek Παῦλος →