Where does “poetiser” come from?
poetiser (English) comes from English poetise, from English poet, from Middle English poete, from Middle French poëte, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής, from Ancient Greek -τής — passed , crossed.
poetiser (English): Alternative form of poetizer
Definitions
- Alternative form of poetizer
Ancestry of “poetiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | poetise | To write as a poet; to put into a poem |
| 2 | English | poet | A person who writes poems; A person with a... |
| 3 | Middle English | poete | poet |
| 4 | Middle French | poëte | Alternative form of poete |
| 5 | Old French | poete | poet |
| 6 | Latin | poēta | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ποιητής | A maker, inventor, lawgiver; The composer of a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |