Where does “precreative” come from?
precreative (English) comes from English creative, from Latin creativus, from Latin creō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
precreative (English): Occurring or happening before the supposed...
Definitions
- Occurring or happening before the supposed...
Ancestry of “precreative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | creative | Tending to create things, or having the ability... |
| 2 | Latin | creativus | — |
| 3 | Latin | creō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |