Where does “piem” come from?

piem (English) comes from English poem, from Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō — to make.

piem (English): A mnemonic to aid in memorizing the digits of pi

Definitions

  1. A mnemonic to aid in memorizing the digits of pi

Ancestry of “piem”, step by step

piem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English poem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoemA literary piece written in verse; A piece of...
2Middle Frenchpoème
3Latinpoēmapoem literary piece written in verse
4Ancient Greekποίημαa work, creation; a poem; a deed, action
5Ancient GreekποιέωTo make; To do; To pretend
6Proto-Hellenic*kʷoiwéyōto make

via English Pi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPiThe sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek
2Ancient GreekπῖAlternative form of πεῖ
3Ancient Greekπεῖpi, the name for the sixteenth letter Π, π of the...
4Proto-Semiticpay-the mouth
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyōEvery word from Ancient Greek ποιέωEvery word from Ancient Greek ποίημα