Etymology of the English word critter
the English word
critterderived from 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
