Etymology of the English word creature
the English word
creaturederived from the Latin word
creatura (creation; creature, thing created)
derived 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-derived from the Latin word
creatum (things made)
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 creature in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
cratur,
creatural,
creaturely,
critterCognates
Dutch
creatuur, French
créature, German
Kreatur, Italian
creatura, Norwegian
kreatur, Spanish
criadura, Swedish
kreaturUsage
Word found in Modern English
