Where does “poesie” come from?

poesie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch poëzie, from Middle French poésie, from Old French poesie, from Latin poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

poesie (Afrikaans): Diminutive of poes

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of poes

Ancestry of “poesie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpoëziepoetry
2Middle Frenchpoésiepoetry
3Old Frenchpoesie—
4Latinpoēsispoetry
5Ancient Greekποίησιςpoetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production
6Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
7Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek ποίησις →