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
Ancestry of “antipoesia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | poesía | poetry; poem |
| 2 | French | poésie | poetry |
| 3 | Middle French | poésie | — |
| 4 | Old French | poesie | — |
| 5 | Latin | poēsis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποίησις | poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |