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
- The process of establishing an ethnic group
Ancestry of “ethnopoiesis”, 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 |