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Etymology of the English word poetry

the English word poetry

derived from the Old French word poetrie

derived from the Medieval Latin word poetria (poetess)

derived from the Latin word poeta (poet)

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))

Dutch poezie, French poésie, French poèsie, German Poesie, Italian poesia, Latin poesia, Lithuanian poezija, Norwegian poesi, Polish poezja, Russian пoэзия, Swedish poesi

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