Where does “pyoine” come from?
pyoine (Middle French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European *p(y)eh₂w-.
Ancestry of “pyoine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | pyoine | — |
| 2 | Latin | paeōnia | peony |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιωνία | peony |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιών | a physician |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιάν | hymn to Apollo |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Παιάν | Paean; in Greek mythology the physician of the gods |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παίω | I strike, hit; I strike against or upon; I devour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *p(y)eh₂w- | — |