Where does “-poiesis” come from?

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

-poiesis (English): production, creation or formation

Definitions

  1. production, creation or formation

Ancestry of “-poiesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoiesisAn act or process of creation
2Ancient Greekποίησιςpoetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “-poiesis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek ποίησις →