Where does “poëzie” come from?
poëzie (Dutch) comes 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.
poëzie (Dutch): poetry
Definitions
- poetry
Ancestry of “poëzie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | poésie | poetry |
| 2 | Old French | poesie | — |
| 3 | Latin | poēsis | poetry |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποίησις | poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |