Where does “paeōnia” come from?

paeōnia (Latin) comes 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-.

paeōnia (Latin): peony

Definitions

peony

Ancestry of “paeōnia”, step by step

paeōnia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek παιωνία

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	παιωνία	peony
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-	—

via Ancient Greek Παιονία

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Παιονία	a place name in Macedon
2	Ancient Greek	-ῐ́ᾱ	{{l\|en\|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3	Proto-Indo-European	-íh₂	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	-h₂	Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “paeōnia”

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