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Where does “pavon” come from?

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

pavon (Old Portuguese): peacock

Definitions

  1. peacock

Ancestry of “pavon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāvō—
2Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “pavon”

  • pavão
  • pavón
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