Etymology

pavonian

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the peacock Full definition →

Latin pāvō, pāvōnis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompāvō, pāvōnis“peacock, peafowl”
  2. English todaypavonian

From oblique stem of Latin pāvō, pāvōnis (“peacock, peafowl”) + -ian.

Words from the same roots

Latinpāvō all →

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