Etymology

creativity

cre·at·iv·ity
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Today it means: The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product. Full definition →

English creative ← Latin creātīvus ← Proto-Italic [Term?]
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁eh₂yéti
  4. Proto-Italic[Term?]
  5. Latincreō
  6. Latincreātīvus
  7. Englishcreative
  8. English todaycreativity

From creative + -ity.

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