Where does “pecok” come from?
pecok (Middle English) comes from Old English pāwa, from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
pecok (Middle English): The peacock or its meat
Ancestry of “pecok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | pāwa | peacock |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pāwô | peacock, peafowl |
| 3 | Latin | pāvō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |
Words derived from “pecok”