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Where does “creatrix” come from?

creatrix (Latin) comes from Latin creō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

creatrix (Latin): A female who brings forth or produces; a mother;...

Definitions

  1. A female who brings forth or produces; a mother;...

Ancestry of “creatrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincreō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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