-poiesis

See also: poiesis

English

Alternative forms

• -poesis

Etymology

Suffixed form of poiesis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).

Suffix

-poiesis

1. production, creation or formation

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -poiesis

terms formed using -poiesis

• anapoiesis
• autopoiesis
• biopoiesis
• copoiesis
• dendritopoiesis
• erythropoiesis
• galactopoiesis
• hematopoiesis
• hemopoiesis
• leukopoiesis
• lymphopoiesis
• thrombopoiesis
• practopoiesis

Related terms

• -poeia

Translations

production

• Catalan: -poesi (ca)
• Italian: -poiesi (it)

Further reading

• “-poiesis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “-poiesis”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “-poiesis”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.