## Etymology
A 16th-century contraction of poesy ('poetry'), originally a motto or verse inscribed in a ring or attached to a bunch of flowers; ultimately from Greek poiēsis ('a making, poetry').

## AI Etymology
Posy is a 16th-century contraction of poesy ('poetry'), originally a motto or verse inscribed in a ring or attached to a bunch of flowers; ultimately from Greek poiēsis ('a making, poetry'). Important recorded forms include poesy (Middle English) and poíēsis (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a small bunch of flowers. The wider family includes related words such as poesy and poem.

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