Where does “paonazzo” come from?
paonazzo (Italian) comes from Latin pavonaceus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
paonazzo (Italian): purple
Ancestry of “paonazzo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pavonaceus | — |
| 2 | Latin | pāvō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |