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Where does “pavon” come from?
pavon (Old Occitan) comes from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
Ancestry of “pavon”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
pāvō
peacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy
2
Ancient Greek
ταώς
peacock; type of fish
Words derived from “pavon”
paó
pavon
Pabon
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