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Where does “myelopoietic” come from?

myelopoietic (English) comes from English poietic, from Ancient Greek ποιητικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

myelopoietic (English): Of or pertaining to myelopoiesis

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to myelopoiesis

Ancestry of “myelopoietic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpoieticcreative, formative
2Ancient Greekποιητικόςcreator; making, producing
3Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
4Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
5Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →