Where does “pabellón” come from?

pabellón (Spanish) comes from Old French paveillon, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

pabellón (Spanish): pavilion; operating room; ensign

Definitions

  1. pavilion; operating room; ensign

Ancestry of “pabellón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpaveillonpavilion
2Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake

Words derived from “pabellón”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →Every word from Latin papilio →Every word from Old French paveillon →