Etymograph

English

holopoem

From holo- + poem.

Formed from holo- + poem

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō ‘to make’

Ancient Greek ποιέω ‘to make’

Ancient Greek ποίημα ‘a poem’

Latin poēma

Middle French poème

English poem

The story

Coined by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kac.

Today it means

noun A poem which takes the form of a hologram.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / holopoem