Where does “Paeonius” come from?

Paeonius (Latin) comes from Latin paeōn, from Ancient Greek παιών, from Ancient Greek παιάν, from Ancient Greek Παιάν, from Ancient Greek παίω, from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w-.

Paeonius (Latin): of or belonging to Paeonia, Paeonian

Definitions

of or belonging to Paeonia, Paeonian

Ancestry of “Paeonius”, step by step

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-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w- →Every word from Ancient Greek παίω →Every word from Ancient Greek Παιάν →