Where does “poem” come from?

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

poem (Swedish): a (shorter) poem

Definitions

  1. a (shorter) poem

Ancestry of “poem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpoème—
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
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō →Every word from Ancient Greek ποιέω →Every word from Ancient Greek ποίημα →