Morpheme
-iesis
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun suffix denoting a condition, action, or process
Etymology
Ancient Greek -íēsis
Evidence
angiopoiesis, cardiopoiesis, cytopoiesis, galactopoiesis, hematopoiesis, immunopoiesis, lactopoiesis, mammopoiesis, monopoiesis, osteopoiesis, poiesis
Notes
unanalyzable, less common variation of -esis
