Where does “antipoesia” come from?
antipoesia (Portuguese) comes from Spanish poesía, from French poésie, from Middle French poésie, from Old French poesie, from Latin poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antipoesia (Portuguese): antipoetry
Definitions
- antipoetry
Ancestry of “antipoesia”, step by step
antipoesia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish poesía
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | poesía | poetry; poem |
| 2 | French | poésie | poetry |
| 3 | Middle French | poésie | poetry |
| 4 | Old French | poesie | — |
| 5 | Latin | poēsis | poetry |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποίησις | poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Portuguese poesia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | poesia | poetry |