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Where does “ποίησις” come from?

ποίησις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

ποίησις (Ancient Greek): poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production

Definitions

  1. poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production

Ancestry of “ποίησις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
2Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “ποίησις”

  • poesy
  • erythropoiesis
  • hematopoiesis
  • posy
  • poiesis
  • haemopoiesis
  • haematopoiesis
  • lymphopoiesis
  • thrombopoiesis
  • hemopoiesis
  • granulopoiesis
  • myelopoiesis
  • megakaryocytopoiesis
  • thymopoiesis
  • dyserythropoiesis
  • lymphopoietic
  • posied
  • dysgranulopoiesis
  • galactopoiesis
  • ecopoiesis
  • leukopoiesis
  • mythopoiesis
  • allopoiesis
  • neuropoiesis
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