Where does “Paeonian” come from?
Paeonian (English) comes from English Paeonia, from Latin paeōnia, from Ancient Greek παιωνία, from Ancient Greek παιών, from Ancient Greek παιάν, from Ancient Greek Παιάν, from Ancient Greek παίω, from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w-.
Paeonian (English): Of or pertaining to Paeonia or its people
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Paeonia or its people
Ancestry of “Paeonian”, step by step
Paeonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Paeonia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Paeonia | The land of the Paeonians, a people inhabiting between the lands of Macedonians, Thracians, and Illyrians |
| 2 | Latin | paeōnia | peony |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιωνία | peony |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιών | a physician |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιάν | hymn to Apollo |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Παιάν | Paean; in Greek mythology the physician of the gods |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παίω | I strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *p(y)eh₂w- | — |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |