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Where does “pyjon” come from?

pyjon (Old French) comes from Latin pīpiō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

pyjon (Old French): pigeon

Definitions

  1. pigeon

Ancestry of “pyjon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīpiō—
2Latin-ō—
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “pyjon”

  • pigeon
  • pigeonhole
  • pigeonhouse
  • pigeonry
  • pigeoneer
  • pigeonlike
  • pigeonwing
  • pigeonberry
  • pigeony
  • pigeonhawk
  • pigeonwood
  • pigeongrass
  • pigeonholer
  • antipigeon
  • pigeonfoot
  • pigeongram
  • pigeonplum
  • pigeonholeable
  • unpigeonholeable
  • pigeonless
  • пижон
  • pigeonneau
  • pigeonner
  • pigeonnier
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