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Where does “criar” come from?

criar (Spanish) comes from Latin creō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

criar (Spanish): to rear or raise; to grow up

Definitions

  1. to rear or raise; to grow up

Ancestry of “criar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincreō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “criar”

  • cria
  • criada
  • cría
  • crío
  • criado
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