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Where does “poeticization” come from?

poeticization (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.

poeticization (English): The act or process of making poetic

Definitions

  1. The act or process of making poetic

Ancestry of “poeticization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoeticRelating to poetry; Characteristic of poets;...
2Middle Frenchpoetique—
3Latinpoeticuspoetic
4Ancient Greekποιητικόςcreator; making, producing
5Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
6Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
7Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →