Where does “poiesis” come from?
Poiesis comes from Ancient Greek ποίησις, formed from the suffix -σις added to a root related to -τις, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -tis, a productive suffix forming abstract nouns from verbal roots.
poiesis (English): An act or process of creation
Definitions
- An act or process of creation
Ancestry of “poiesis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ποίησις | poetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “poiesis”