The story
- Late Latin · derived fromcreātūra
- Old French · derived fromcreature
- Middle English · inherited fromcreature“a created thing”
- English todaycreature
Inherited from Middle English creature (“a created thing”), borrowed via Old French creature, from Late Latin creātūra, from creō. By surface analysis, create + -ure. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft. Doublet of craythur and critter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.