Where does “пижон” come from?
пижон (Russian) comes from French pigeon, from Old French pyjon, from Latin pīpiō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
пижон (Russian): fop; unexperienced young man
Definitions
- fop; unexperienced young man
Ancestry of “пижон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pigeon | pigeon; patsy |
| 2 | Old French | pyjon | pigeon |
| 3 | Latin | pīpiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |