Etymology of the English word peacock
the English word
peacockderived from the Latin word
coccus (insect used for dye; scarlet dye, color)
derived from the Greek word
kokkos, κόκκος (a kernel of seed)
derived from the Late Latin word
cocoderived from the English word
poderived from the Medieval Latin word
PoloniaDerivations in English
peafowlCognates
Catalan
pago, Dutch
pauw, French
paon, German
Pfau, Icelandic
páfugl, Italian
pavone, Lithuanian
povas, Polish
paw, Portuguese
pavão, Provençal
pao, Russian
павa, Swedish
pofogelUsage
Word found in Modern English
