Etymology of the English word craton
the English word
cratonderived from 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
keraoderived from the German word
Kratonderived from the Greek word
kratos, κράτος (vigor ('great'))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kar-Date
The earliest known usage of craton in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in other languages
French
cratonUsage
Word found in Modern English
