Where does “erythropoiesis” come from?

Erythropoiesis derives from English -poiesis, English poiesis, Ancient Greek ποίησις meaning "making or creation," Ancient Greek -σις, Ancient Greek -τις, and Proto-Indo-European -tis.

erythropoiesis (English): The production of red blood cells

Definitions

  1. The production of red blood cells

Ancestry of “erythropoiesis”, 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 “erythropoiesis”

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