Etymology of the English word creole
the English word
creolederived from the French word
créolederived from the Spanish word
criolloderived from the Portuguese word
criouloderived from the Portuguese word
criarderived 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 Portuguese word
criaderived from the Portuguese word
criarderived 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 creole in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
creolizationUsage
Word found in Modern English
