Where does “poet” come from?

poet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ποιητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

poet (Norwegian Nynorsk): a poet

Definitions

  1. a poet

Ancestry of “poet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekποιητήςA maker, inventor, lawgiver; The composer of a...
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →