Etymology of the English word create
the English word
createderived from the English word
creatderived from the Latin word
creatio (begetting of children; creating, producing; creation; creating, producing)
derived from the Late Latin word
creatus (child, offspring; sprung from, begotten by, born of)
derived from the Latin word
creare (create, bring into being, make; institute; conjure up; be born; produce, bear fruit; bring about)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-Date
The earliest known usage of create in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
creative,
discreate,
miscreate,
recreate,
created,
creatingCognates
Dutch
creeren, French
créer, German
kreieren, Italian
creare, Latin
creare, Norwegian
kreere, Spanish
crear, Swedish
kreeraUsage
Word found in Modern English
