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Where does “creeler” come from?

creeler (English) comes from English creel, from Middle English crele, from Old French creille, from Latin crāticula, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

creeler (English): A textile worker who tends the creel and other...

Definitions

  1. A textile worker who tends the creel and other...

Ancestry of “creeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreelAn osier basket, such as anglers use to hold...
2Middle Englishcrele—
3Old Frenchcreille—
4Latincrāticula—
5Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
6Proto-Italic*-kelos—
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