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