Where does “pavillon” come from?

pavillon (Middle French) comes from Old French paveilun, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

pavillon (Middle French): building

Definitions

  1. building

Ancestry of “pavillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaveilun—
2Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake

Words derived from “pavillon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →Every word from Latin papilio →Every word from Old French paveilun →