Where does “poem” come from?

poem (Romanian) comes from French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα, from Ancient Greek ποιέω, from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō — to make.

poem (Romanian): poem

Definitions

poem

Ancestry of “poem”, step by step

poem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French poème

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	poème	poem
2	Latin	poēma	poem literary piece written in verse
3	Ancient Greek	ποίημα	a work, creation; a poem; a deed, action
4	Ancient Greek	ποιέω	To make; To do; To pretend
5	Proto-Hellenic	*kʷoiwéyō	to make

via German Poem

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Poem	poem usually longer

Words derived from “poem”

antipoem

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō →Every word from Ancient Greek ποιέω →Every word from Ancient Greek ποίημα →