poetisa

female poet, poetess, female equivalent of poeta

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-der. Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs)bor. Latin poētalbor. Old Spanish poeta Spanish poeta Spanish -isa Spanish poetisa From poeta (“poet”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).