Etymology

-poeia

Today it means: Used to form nouns that denote the making or creating of something. Full definition →

Latin -poeia ← Ancient Greek ποιέω
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromποιέω“I make”
  2. Latin · borrowed from-poeia
  3. English today-poeia

From Latin -poeia, from Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō, “I make”).

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