myEtymology.com: English etymology of poeticism

Etymology of the English word poeticism

the English word poeticism

derived from the English word poetic

derived from the Latin word poeticus (poetic)

derived from the Greek word poietikos, ποιητικός (creative)

derived from the Greek word poietes, ποιητής (a performer; specially, a 'poet'; --doer, poet)

derived from the Greek word poiein, ποιεῖν

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷei-

derived from the Late Greek word poieo, ποιέω (to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct))

derived from the Greek word poiesis, ποίησις (action; performance (of the law))

derived from the Late Greek word poieo, ποιέω (to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct))

derived from the Greek word poiein, ποιεῖν

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷei-

derived from the Greek word poïesis

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")

Word found in Modern English