Where does “poezia” come from?
poezia (Esperanto) comes from Latin poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
poezia (Esperanto): poetic
Definitions
- poetic
Ancestry of “poezia”, step by step
poezia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin poēsis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | poēsis | poetry |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ποίησις | poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Esperanto poezio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | poezio | poetry |