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
- The production of red blood cells
Ancestry of “erythropoiesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | poiesis | An act or process of creation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ποίησις | poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “erythropoiesis”