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Where does “pigeon” come from?

pigeon (French) comes from Old French pyjon, from Latin pīpiō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

pigeon (French): pigeon; patsy

Definitions

  1. pigeon; patsy

Ancestry of “pigeon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpyjonpigeon
2Latinpīpiō—
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “pigeon”

  • пижон
  • pigeonnier
  • pigeonner
  • pigeonneau
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