Where does “creatină” come from?

creatină (Romanian) comes from French créatine, from Ancient Greek κρέας, from Proto-Hellenic kréwas, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

creatină (Romanian): creatine

Definitions

  1. creatine

Ancestry of “creatină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcréatinecreatine
2Ancient Greekκρέαςflesh, meat; carcass, body
3Proto-Hellenickréwas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kréwas →