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Where does “pāwô” come from?

pāwô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.

pāwô (Proto-Germanic): peacock, peafowl

Definitions

  1. peacock, peafowl

Ancestry of “pāwô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāvō—
2Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “pāwô”

  • cock
  • Hancock
  • po
  • cockpit
  • Wilcox
  • peacock
  • coax
  • cocky
  • cocking
  • coxswain
  • stopcock
  • cockerel
  • cocker
  • cocksure
  • Adcock
  • Wilcock
  • cockfighting
  • cockiness
  • cox
  • cocksucker
  • cockcrow
  • cockfight
  • cockchafer
  • blackcock
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