Etymograph

English

crioulo

Crioulo comes from Portuguese crioulo ‘Cape Verdean Creole’.

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentcrioulo1‘Cape Verdean Creole’
  2. Englishtodaycrioulo1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English crioulo

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentcriouloWiktionary, English crioulo‘Cape Verdean Creole’
  2. EnglishtodaycriouloWiktionary, English crioulo

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- ‘to grow, become bigger’

increase, increasing, crew, decrease, cereal, crescent, increment, excrement, croissant, accretion, cru, kore, 25 more

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-eh₂yé-ti

procreation, 8 more

through Latin creō ‘to create, to give existence to, to form, to…’

create, creative, creation, creator, creature, creat, 12 more

through Portuguese crioulo ‘Cape Verdean Creole’

creole, 3 more

Today it means

noun A native horse of South America, known for its speed and endurance.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “crioulo”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Portuguese crioulo / crioulo

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