Where does “pivoine” come from?
pivoine (French) comes from Middle French pyoine, 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.
pivoine (French): peony (flower)
Definitions
- peony (flower)
Ancestry of “pivoine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pyoine | — |
| 2 | Old French | pyoine | — |
| 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- | — |