Where does “peone” come from?

peone (Italian) comes from Spanish peón, from Latin pedōnem, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

peone (Italian): paeon; peon

Definitions

paeon; peon

Ancestry of “peone”, step by step

peone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish peón

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	peón	foot soldier, infantryman; child's toy top;...
2	Latin	pedōnem	—
3	Latin	pēs	a foot, in its senses as
4	Ancient Greek	μέτρον	something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5	Ancient Greek	-τρον	Forms instrument nouns
6	Proto-Hellenic	-tron	Forms instrument nouns from verb stems
7	Proto-Indo-European	-trom	Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8	Proto-Indo-European	-tḗr	Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via Latin paeōn

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	paeōn	—
2	Ancient Greek	παιών	a physician
3	Ancient Greek	παιάν	hymn to Apollo
4	Ancient Greek	Παιάν	Paean; in Greek mythology the physician of the gods
5	Ancient Greek	παίω	I strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour
6	Proto-Indo-European	*p(y)eh₂w-	—

Words derived from “peone”

peonico

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Ancient Greek μέτρον →