pown
Middle English
/pau̯n/, /pau̯n/
noun
Definitions
- pawn chess piece
Etymology
Borrowed from poun derived from Latin pedō.
Origin
Latin
pedō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- centipawn English
- centipawns English
- impawn English
- pawn English
- pawnable English
- pawnbroker English
- pawnee English
- pawner English
- pawnest English
- pawneth English
- pawning English
- pawnless English
- pawnshop English
- pawnticket English
- pedō Latin
- peón Spanish, Castilian
- ポーン Japanese
- peon Old French
- poon Old French
- paun xno
- poun xno