Where does “poețel” come from?
poețel (Romanian) comes from Romanian poet, from French poète, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “poețel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | poet | poet |
| 2 | French | poète | poet; daydreamer; wordsmith |
| 3 | Latin | poēta | poet |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποιητής | A maker, inventor, lawgiver; The composer of a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |