Where does “metapoem” come from?
metapoem (English) comes from English meta, from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
metapoem (English): A work of metapoetry; a poem about poetry
Definitions
- A work of metapoetry; a poem about poetry
Ancestry of “metapoem”, step by step
metapoem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meta | Self-referential; structured analogously, but at... |
| 2 | Latin | mēta | cone, pyramid |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via English poem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poem | A literary piece written in verse; A piece of... |
| 2 | Middle French | poème | — |
| 3 | Latin | poēma | poem literary piece written in verse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποίημα | a work, creation; a poem; a deed, action |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποιέω | To make; To do; To pretend |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʷoiwéyō | to make |