Etymology

creaturesome

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Today it means: Characterised or marked by (the presence of) creatures. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English creature
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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. Late Latincreātūra
  7. Old Frenchcreature
  8. Middle Englishcreature
  9. Englishcreature
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  12. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  13. English todaycreaturesome

From creature + -some.

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