Where does “poēsis” come from?

poēsis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ποίησις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

poēsis (Latin): poetry

Definitions

  1. poetry

Ancestry of “poēsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποίησιςpoetry, poem; a creation, fabrication, production
2Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
3Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “poēsis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek ποίησις →