Where does “poetic” come from?
poetic (Romanian) comes from French poétique, from Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek ποιητικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
poetic (Romanian): poetic, poetical
Definitions
- poetic, poetical
Ancestry of “poetic”, step by step
poetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French poétique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | poétique | poetic, poetical |
| 2 | Latin | poeticus | poetic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ποιητικός | creator; making, producing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Italian poetico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | poetico | poetic, poetical |