Where does “paon” come from?
paon (Norman) comes from Old French paon, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
paon (Norman): peacock
Ancestry of “paon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | paon | peacock |
| 2 | Latin | pāvō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |