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Where does “ethnopoiesis” come from?

ethnopoiesis (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.

ethnopoiesis (English): The process of establishing an ethnic group

Definitions

  1. The process of establishing an ethnic group

Ancestry of “ethnopoiesis”, 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-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →