Poet
/ˈpoʊ.ɪt/noun
A person who writes poems.
Did you know?The English word comes from Greek poietēs, “maker,” from poiein, “to make,” so poetry began as an act of creation, not just decoration.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kwei-
“to make, build, create”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ποιεῖν (poiein)
“to make or do”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ποιητής (poiētēs)
“a maker, author, poet”
Latin
Latin
poeta
“poet”
Middle English
English
poete
“a poet”
Modern English
English
poet
“a person who writes poems”