Where does “mythopoetic” come from?
mythopoetic (English) comes from English poetic, from Middle French poetique, 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.
mythopoetic (English): Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation...
Definitions
- Giving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation...
Ancestry of “mythopoetic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | poetic | Relating to poetry; Characteristic of poets;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poetique | — |
| 3 | Latin | poeticus | poetic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποιητικός | creator; making, producing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “mythopoetic”