Where does “creature” come from?
Creature comes from Middle English creature, from Old French creator, from Latin creator (one who creates), derived from the past participle creatus and the agentive suffix -or, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- (to make or create).
creature (English): A living being; an animal; A human; A created...
Definitions
- A living being; an animal; A human; A created...
Ancestry of “creature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | create | To bring into existence; To cause, to bring ... |
| 2 | Middle English | createn | To make, invent, or create; To grant or bestow a... |
| 3 | Latin | creātus | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “creature”