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English word peacock comes from Latin pavone, and later Proto-Germanic *pāwô (Peacock, peafowl.)
pavone (Latin)
*pawô (Proto-Germanic)
*pāwô (Proto-Germanic)
Peacock, peafowl.
pēa (Old English)
pa (Middle English)
pacok (Middle English)
peacock (English)
A male or female pheasant of the two genera: Pavo or Afropavo, whose males have extravagant tails.. A male peafowl with brilliant blue or green iridescent tails.. A peafowl, either male or female.. A vainglorious person [14th c.].