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creat
Creat comes from Latin creatus ‘created, begotten’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- ‘to grow, become bigger’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱer-‘to grow, become bigger’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱreh₁-eh₂yé-tireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcreō‘create’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcreatus‘created, begotten’
- Englishtodaycreat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱer-‘to grow, become bigger’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱreh₁-eh₂yé-tireconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcreō‘create’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcreatus‘created, begotten’
- Englishtodaycreat
The story
French, ultimately from Latin creatus (‘created, begotten’); compare Italian creato (‘pupil, servant’), Spanish criado (‘a servant, client’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- ‘to grow, become bigger’
increase, increasing, crew, decrease, cereal, crescent, croissant, increment, excrement, accretion, cru, kore, 30 more
through Latin creō ‘create’
recreation, recreate, creole, procreation, procreate, 14 more
Today it means
noun An usher to a riding master (riding instructor).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- / creat