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Where does “crioulo” come from?

crioulo (English) comes from Portuguese crioulo, from Portuguese cria, from Portuguese criar, from Old Portuguese criar, from Latin creō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crioulo (English): A native horse of South America, known for its...

Definitions

  1. A native horse of South America, known for its...

Ancestry of “crioulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecrioulocriollo; a slave born at the house of his master;...
2Portuguesecriayoung; offspring; kid; young'un; someone who is...
3Portuguesecriarto create, to put into existence; to invent; to...
4Old Portuguesecriarto raise
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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