English Explanatory Dictionary

creolistics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of creole languages and literatures.

Word forms

creolistics

Etymology

Etymology tree Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English -istics English creolistics From creole + -istics.

Synonyms

creology creole studies

Related words

creolist creolistic creolistical creolistically pidgin
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