Etymology

poesiology

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Today it means: The study of poesy or poetry. Full definition →

Latin poēsis ← Ancient Greek ποίησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromποίησις
  2. Latin · derived frompoēsis
  3. English todaypoesiology

From Latin poēsis [itself from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis)] + -logy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekποίησις all →

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