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Where does “pavonian” come from?

pavonian (English) comes from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

pavonian (English): Of or pertaining to the peacock

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the peacock

Ancestry of “pavonian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāvō—
2Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
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