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Where does “creation” come from?

creation (Middle English) comes from Old French creacion, from Latin creātio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

creation (Middle English): Alternative form of creacion

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of creacion

Ancestry of “creation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcreacion—
2Latincreātio—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “creation”

  • creation
  • creationism
  • creationist
  • creational
  • cocreation
  • transcreation
  • uncreation
  • decreation
  • subcreation
  • miscreation
  • autocreation
  • creationary
  • noncreationist
  • creationistic
  • non-creationary
  • noncreational
  • creationarily
  • cocreational
  • creationless
  • noncreationary
  • non-creational
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