Where does “paionia” come from?
paionia (Tok Pisin) comes from English pioneer, from Middle French pionnier, from Old French peonier, from Old French peon, from Latin pedō, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
paionia (Tok Pisin): pioneer
Ancestry of “paionia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pioneer | One who goes before, as into the wilderness,... |
| 2 | Middle French | pionnier | infantryman |
| 3 | Old French | peonier | foot soldier |
| 4 | Old French | peon | pawn; footman; a foot soldier |
| 5 | Latin | pedō | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |