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Where does “pavão” come from?

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

pavão (Portuguese): peacock

Definitions

  1. peacock

Ancestry of “pavão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepavonpeacock
2Latinpāvō—
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
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