XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: HenHanna@devnull.tb   
      
   On 1/6/2024 8:13 PM, Ross Clark wrote:   
   > He was a _makar_ (Scots, cognate w. Eng. maker) 'poet'.   
   > Apparently a calque on Greek po(i)Ä“tÄ“s 'maker; poet' from poieÅ   
    'make'.   
      
      
      
   Ancient Greek word ποιητής (poiÄ“tÄ“s), pronounced roughly as   
                       "poy-ay-TAHS".   
      
                       sounds like  POTUS   
      
      
   Greek verb ποιέω (poieÅ   
   ), pronounced roughly as "poy-EH-oh".   
      
      
      
   Cognate with     Poignant   
       (having a sharp emotional effect, a connection to the power of words)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)