Where does “pioen” come from?

pioen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pionie, from Old French pyoine, from Latin paeōnia, from Ancient Greek παιωνία, from Ancient Greek παιών, from Ancient Greek παιάν, from Ancient Greek Παιάν, from Ancient Greek παίω.

pioen (Dutch): a peony, a plant of the genus Paeonia

Definitions

  1. a peony, a plant of the genus Paeonia

Ancestry of “pioen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpionie
2Old Frenchpyoine
3Latinpaeōniapeony
4Ancient Greekπαιωνίαpeony
5Ancient Greekπαιώνa physician
6Ancient Greekπαιάνhymn to Apollo
7Ancient GreekΠαιάνPaean; in Greek mythology the physician of the gods
8Ancient GreekπαίωI strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour
9Proto-Indo-European*p(y)eh₂w-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w-Every word from Ancient Greek παίωEvery word from Ancient Greek Παιάν