Etymology of the English word crater
the English word
craterderived from the Classical Latin word
crater (mixing bowl; depression, volcano crater)
derived from the Greek word
krater, κρατήρ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerə-derived from the Greek word
keraoDate
The earliest known usage of crater in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
craterlet,
cratonCognates
Dutch
krater, French
cratère, German
Krater, Norwegian
krater, Swedish
kraterUsage
Word found in Modern English
