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Where does “craythur” come from?

craythur (English) comes from English creature, from English create, from Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, from Latin creō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

craythur (English): Whiskey; Alternative form of creature

Definitions

  1. Whiskey; Alternative form of creature

Ancestry of “craythur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreatureA living being; an animal; A human; A created...
2EnglishcreateTo bring into existence; To cause, to bring ...
3Middle EnglishcreatenTo make, invent, or create; To grant or bestow a...
4Latincreātus—
5Latincreō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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