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Where does “criaturita” come from?

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

criaturita (Spanish): Diminutive of criatura; little creature

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of criatura; little creature

Ancestry of “criaturita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcriaturacreature , critter; small child, infant
2Latincreātūra—
3Latincreō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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