The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπόα“fodder”
- Latin · derived fromPoa
- English todaypoa
From scientific Latin Poa (genus name), from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekπόα all →
poophyte
First known use, by meaning
- from 18th c. Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.