Where does “Poem” come from?

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

Poem (German): poem usually longer

Definitions

  1. poem usually longer

Ancestry of “Poem”, 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 “Poem”

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