Where does “Peacock” come from?

Peacock (English) comes from Middle English pecok, from Old English pāwa, from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

Peacock (English): A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail

Definitions

  1. A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail

Ancestry of “Peacock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpecokThe peacock or its meat
2Old Englishpāwapeacock
3Proto-Germanicpāwôpeacock, peafowl
4Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
5Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “Peacock”

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