Where does “pavon” come from?

pavon (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan pavon, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

pavon (Occitan): peacock

Definitions

  1. peacock

Ancestry of “pavon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanpavon—
2Latinpāvōpeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “pavon”

Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →Every word from Latin pāvō →Every word from Old Occitan pavon →