Where does “peonidin” come from?
peonidin (English) comes from English peony, from Old English peonie, from Latin paeōnia, from Ancient Greek παιωνία, from Ancient Greek παιών, from Ancient Greek παιάν, from Ancient Greek Παιάν, from Ancient Greek παίω.
peonidin (English): An anthocyanidin responsible for the purplish-red...
Definitions
- An anthocyanidin responsible for the purplish-red...
Ancestry of “peonidin”, step by step
peonidin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peony | A flowering plant of the genus "Paeonia" with... |
| 2 | Old English | peonie | — |
| 3 | Latin | paeōnia | peony |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιωνία | peony |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιών | a physician |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παιάν | hymn to Apollo |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Παιάν | Paean; in Greek mythology the physician of the gods |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παίω | I strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *p(y)eh₂w- | — |