Where does “poème” come from?
poème (French) comes from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō.
poème (French): poem
Ancestry of “poème”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | poēma | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ποίημα | a work, creation; a poem; a deed, action |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ποιέω | To make; To do; To pretend |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʷoiwéyō | — |