Where does “creatureless” come from?
creatureless (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.
creatureless (English): Devoid of living creatures
Definitions
- Devoid of living creatures
Ancestry of “creatureless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | creature | A living being; an animal; A human; A created... |
| 2 | English | create | To bring into existence; To cause, to bring ... |
| 3 | Middle English | createn | To make, invent, or create; To grant or bestow a... |
| 4 | Latin | creātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | creō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |