Where does “creator” come from?
Creator comes from Middle English creatour, from Old French creator, from Latin creator, derived from the Latin past participle creatus and the agent noun suffix -or, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-.
creator (English): Something or someone which creates or makes...
Definitions
- Something or someone which creates or makes...
Ancestry of “creator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | creatour | The Christian God as a creator and maker; A... |
| 2 | Old French | Creator | Creator; God |
| 3 | Latin | creātor | a creator, author, founder |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |