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Where does “poema” come from?

poema (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ποίημα, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō.

Ancestry of “poema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποίημαa work, creation; a poem; a deed, action
2Ancient GreekποιέωTo make; To do; To pretend
3Proto-Hellenic*kʷoiwéyō—
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