Where does “paonner” come from?

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

paonner (French): to strut one's stuff; to swagger

Definitions

  1. to strut one's stuff; to swagger

Ancestry of “paonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaonpeacock
2Old Frenchpaonpeacock
3Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
4Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Old French paon →