| 【cre-】 is word-forming element usually meaning "make, create" from Latin "creare, creatus," from PIE *ker- "⑴horn; head; ⑵to grow; ⑶heat, fire" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "cre-"]
create ****[236] To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
creation ****[1801] In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, earth, and creatures by God.
creative ****[1233] having or showing an ability to make new things or think of new ideas
creativity ***[2420] (creative + ity) the ability to make new things or think of new ideas
creator **[3556] The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
creature ****[1253] You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures.
recreate ☆[4815] If you recreate something, you succeed in making it exist or seem to exist in a different time or place to its original time or place.
[WORD ROOT]root cre
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] cre, crea, creat
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) creare, creatus,
[MEANING]root make, create
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 creare [related to Ceres, crescere] to make, bring forth, produce, procreate, beget, cause
- 【Latin】 creatus [past participle of Latin creare]
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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create ★★★★[236] verb from create
【DEFINITION】 To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
【Declension/Conjugation】 created, created, creating, creates
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cre; to create ⑵ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin creatus》 [past participle of Latin creare]
【First Known Meaning】 to bring into being
【DERIVATIVEs】 creatable, create, createdness, creation, creational, creationist, creative, creatively, creativeness, creativity, creatural, creature, creatureliness, creaturely
creation ★★★★[1801] noun from create
【DEFINITION】 In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, earth, and creatures by God.
【pl.】 creations
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cre; make, create ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin creationem》 [noun of action from past-participle stem of creare] (nominative creatio) a creating, a producing
【First Known Meaning】 action of creating or causing to exist
【DERIVATIVEs】 creatable, create, createdness, creation, creational, creationist, creative, creatively, creativeness, creativity, creature
creative ★★★★[1233] adjective from create
【DEFINITION】 ① having or showing an ability to make new things or think of new ideas
② (always used before a noun ) using the ability to make or think of new things; involving the process by which new ideas, stories, etc., are created
③ (always used before a noun ) done in an unusual and often dishonest way
【COMPOSITION】 create + Ive
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cre; make, create ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ ive; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin creatus》 [past participle of Latin creare]
【DERIVATIVEs】 creatable, create, createdness, creation, creational, creationist, creative, creatively, creativeness, creativity, creature
creativity ★★★[2420] noun from create
【DEFINITION】 (creative + ity) the ability to make new things or think of new ideas
【COMPOSITION】 creative + ity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cre; to create ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ iv(ive); adjective suffix ⑷ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin creatus》 [past participle of Latin creare]
【DERIVATIVEs】 creative, creatively, creativeness, creativity, create, creation
creator ★★[3556] noun from create
【DEFINITION】 The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
【pl.】 Creators
【COMPOSITION】 create + or
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cre; to create ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ or; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin creatus》 [past participle of Latin creare]
【DERIVATIVEs】 creatorship, creator
creature ★★★★[1253] noun from create
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures.
【pl.】 creatures
【COMPOSITION】 create + ure
【ROOTs】 ⑴ cre; make, create ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ ure; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin creatura》 [from creatus, ] a thing created; the creation; a creature
【First Known Meaning】 anything created
【DERIVATIVEs】 creatable, create, createdness, creation, creative, creatural, creature, creatureliness, creaturely
recreate ☆[4815] verb from recreate 〈 create
【DEFINITION】 If you recreate something, you succeed in making it exist or seem to exist in a different time or place to its original time or place.
【Declension/Conjugation】 recreated recreated recreating recreates
【COMPOSITION】 re + create
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ cre; make, create ⑶ ate; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin recreare》 to refresh, restore, make anew, revive, invigorate
【First Known Meaning】 to create anew
【DERIVATIVEs】 recreate, recreational, recreative, recreatively, recreator, recreatory, recreation
Other words containing "cre-"; creatable, created, createdness, creational, creationist, creatively, creativeness, creatorship, creatural, creatureliness, creaturely, creole, procreation, re-create, recreation, re-creation
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
cracy-
cover
count
corp-, corpor-
cord-, cor-
contra-, contro-
commun-, comun-
come
color
cohort
