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Where does “paon” come from?

paon (French) comes from Old French paon, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

paon (French): peacock

Definitions

  1. peacock

Ancestry of “paon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaonpeacock
2Latinpāvō—
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “paon”

  • paonneau
  • paun
  • pauned
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