köken: Inherited from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”), derived from Latin ped- (“foot”). Compare French pion. Doublet of peone, borrowed from Spanish peón.
köken: From Latin paeān (“a hymn, especially a victory hymn, to Apollo or another god”), from Ancient Greek παιᾱ́ν (paiā́n, “a chant or song, especially a thanksgiving or victory hymn, to Apollo under the name Παιᾱ́ν (Paiā́n)”), from the phrase Ἰὼ Παιᾱ́ν (Iṑ Paiā́n, “O Paean!, Thanks to Paean!”).
köken: From Latin pedester, pedestrem. Generally considered a later borrowing because it conserved the intervocalic -d- and even so, did not diphthongize the feminine to an expected *pedeastră. However, despite these problems, its presence in Aromanian and the existence of the popular/folk senses found in southern and western Transylvania, as well as its documentation as far back as the mid 17th century…