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-poiesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
-poiesis
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

production, creation or formation

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ποίησις

Inflected Forms

-poesis (alternative)

Derived Forms

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

Phrases

-poeia

Frequently Paired Words

-poeia

Questions

What does -poiesis mean?
production, creation or formation
Where does -poiesis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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