Where does “pawn” come from?
Pawn comes from Middle French pan, from Old French poun, from Latin pavonem, the accusative of pavo meaning peacock, ultimately from Latin pes meaning foot.
pawn (English): The most common chess piece, or a similar piece...
Definitions
- The most common chess piece, or a similar piece...
Ancestry of “pawn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | paun | Alternative form of pown |
| 2 | Old French | pan | bit; piece; part; a piece of armor |
| 3 | Latin | pannus | cloth; rag; garment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂n- | something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to... |
Words derived from “pawn”