Where does “Instapoet” come from?

Instapoet (English) comes from English poet, from Middle English poete, from Middle French poëte, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.

Instapoet (English): A poet working in the Instapoetry genre

Definitions

  1. A poet working in the Instapoetry genre

Ancestry of “Instapoet”, step by step

Instapoet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English poet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoetA person who writes poems; A person with a...
2Middle Englishpoetepoet
3Middle FrenchpoëteAlternative form of poete
4Old Frenchpoetepoet
5Latinpoētapoet
6Ancient GreekποιητήςA maker, inventor, lawgiver; The composer of a...
7Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
8Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English Instagram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishInstagramA photograph or video shared on this service; To...
2EnglishinstantA very short period of time; a moment; A single,...
3Middle Englishinstantinfinitely short period of time
4Old Frenchinstantassiduous, at hand
5Latinīnstānsstanding or pressing upon
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós