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Where does “poèticament” come from?

poèticament (Catalan) comes from Catalan poètic, from Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek ποιητικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

poèticament (Catalan): poetically

Definitions

  1. poetically

Ancestry of “poèticament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpoèticpoetic
2Latinpoeticuspoetic
3Ancient Greekποιητικόςcreator; making, producing
4Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
5Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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