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Where does “creaturus” come from?

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

creaturus (Latin): about to create, about to make, about to produce;...

Definitions

  1. about to create, about to make, about to produce;...

Ancestry of “creaturus”, 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

Words derived from “creaturus”

  • creature
  • critter
  • creaturely
  • crathur
  • creatureliness
  • creaturehood
  • creatural
  • craythur
  • creatureship
  • creaturelike
  • werecreature
  • creatureless
  • creaturedom
  • werecritter
  • crittercam
  • creaturize
  • cybercreature
  • congresscritter
  • mercreature
  • creatur
  • salescritter
  • creaturae
  • creatura
  • criatura
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