Where does “creta” come from?
creta (Spanish) comes from Latin creta, from Latin cretus, from Latin cernere, from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
creta (Spanish): chalk; The labia minora; the vaginal lips
Definitions
- chalk; The labia minora; the vaginal lips
Ancestry of “creta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | creta | chalk; clay, clayey soil; inflection of... |
| 2 | Latin | cretus | separated, having been separated, sifted, having... |
| 3 | Latin | cernere | present active infinitive of cernō; second-person... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | krinō | sift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |