Where does “poetrylike” come from?
poetrylike (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.
poetrylike (English): Resembling or characteristic of poetry
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of poetry
Ancestry of “poetrylike”, step by step
poetrylike 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 |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |