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Where does “pOH” come from?

pOH (English) comes from German Pfau, from Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, from Frankish pōta, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

pOH (English): The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the...

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  1. The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the...

Ancestry of “pOH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfaupeacock; the constellation Pavo
2Middle Englishpawepaw; claw, talon; rough, vicious hand
3Old Frenchpoue—
4Frankishpōta—
5Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell
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