Where does “po” come from?

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

po (English): A peacock; A chamberpot

Definitions

  1. A peacock; A chamberpot

Ancestry of “po”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpopeacock
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 “po”

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Proto-Germanic pāwô →