Etymology

mythopoeist

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Ancient Greek μυθοποίησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμυθοποιώ“to mythmake”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromμυθοποίησις“mythmaking”
  3. English todaymythopoeist

From Ancient Greek μυθοποίησις (muthopoíēsis, “mythmaking”), from Ancient Greek μυθοποιώ (muthopoiṓ, “to mythmake”).

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