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

  1. poem

Ancestry of “poem”, step by step

poem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French poème

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoèmepoem
2Latinpoēmapoem literary piece written in verse
3Ancient Greekποίημαa work, creation; a poem; a deed, action
4Ancient GreekποιέωTo make; To do; To pretend
5Proto-Hellenic*kʷoiwéyōto make

via German Poem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPoempoem usually longer

Words derived from “poem”

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