Where does “خلاقیت” come from?
خلاقیت (Persian) comes from Persian ـیت, from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.
خلاقیت (Persian): creativity
Definitions
- creativity
Ancestry of “خلاقیت”, step by step
خلاقیت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ـیت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | ـیت | a condition or state of being the thing or being in the role denoted by the noun it is suffixed to; -ness |
| 2 | Arabic | ـِيَّة | relational suffix |
via Arabic خلاق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | خلاق | original, artistic, creative; new, fertile,... |