-poiesis Definition

suffix
Production; creation; formation.
Hematopoiesis.
American Heritage
noun
An act or process of creation.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of -poiesis

Noun

Singular:
-poiesis
Plural:
poieses

Origin of -poiesis

  • From Greek poiēsis creation from poiein to make kwei-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poiesis), from ποιέω (poieo, “to make")

    From Wiktionary

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