Where does “crathur” come from?
crathur (English) comes from Irish créatúr, from Middle Irish crétúir, from Latin creātūra, from Latin creō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
crathur (English): creature
Ancestry of “crathur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | créatúr | creature, created thing |
| 2 | Middle Irish | crétúir | — |
| 3 | Latin | creātūra | — |
| 4 | Latin | creō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |