Where does “poème” come from?

poème (French) comes from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō — to make.

poème (French): poem

Definitions

  1. poem

Ancestry of “poème”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpoēmapoem literary piece written in verse
2Ancient Greekποίημαa work, creation; a poem; a deed, action
3Ancient GreekποιέωTo make; To do; To pretend
4Proto-Hellenic*kʷoiwéyōto make

Words derived from “poème”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō →Every word from Ancient Greek ποιέω →Every word from Ancient Greek ποίημα →