Where does “poeticness” come from?
poeticness (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.
poeticness (English): The state or quality of being poetic
Definitions
- The state or quality of being poetic
Ancestry of “poeticness”, step by step
poeticness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |