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Where does “paeonia” come from?

paeonia (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-.

Ancestry of “paeonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαιωνίαpeony
2Ancient Greekπαιώνa physician
3Ancient Greekπαιάνhymn to Apollo
4Ancient GreekΠαιάν—
5Ancient GreekπαίωI strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour
6Proto-Indo-European*p(y)eh₂w-—
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