Where does “pos” come from?

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

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Definitions

  1. Clipping of positive; Clipping of HIV positive;...

Ancestry of “pos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoA peacock; A chamberpot
2Middle Englishpopeacock
3Old Englishpāwapeacock
4Proto-Germanicpāwôpeacock, peafowl
5Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
6Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “pos”

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