Where does “nonpoetry” come from?
nonpoetry (English) comes from English poetry, from Middle English poetrye, from Old French pöeterie, from Medieval Latin poetria, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
nonpoetry (English): Writing that is not poetry
Definitions
- Writing that is not poetry
Ancestry of “nonpoetry”, step by step
nonpoetry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poetry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poetry | Literature composed in verse or language... |
| 2 | Middle English | poetrye | — |
| 3 | Old French | pöeterie | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | poetria | poetry, poesy; poetess |
| 5 | Latin | poēta | poet |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποιητής | A maker, inventor, lawgiver; The composer of a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |