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Where does “creator” come from?

creator (Old French) comes from Latin creator, from Latin creatus, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

creator (Old French): Alternative form of creatur

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of creatur

Ancestry of “creator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincreatora creator, author, founder; a person who elects...
2Latincreatuscreated, having been created, made, having been...
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “creator”

  • creator
  • cocreator
  • creatorship
  • creatress
  • subcreator
  • miscreator
  • noncreator
  • creatorlike
  • creatorless
  • créateur
  • creatour
  • createur
  • kreyatè
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