creolistics en · NOUN
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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. 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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The branch of linguistics concerned with the study of creole languages and literatures.
Relateds
creolistical · pidgin · creolist · creolistic · creolistically
Synonyms
Creole studies · creole studies · creology
Translations (9)
sv kreolistik (study of creoles) · nn kreolistikk (study of creoles) · de Kreolistik (study of creoles) · oc creolistica (study of creoles) · pl kreolistyka (study of creoles) · fr créolistique (study of creoles) · nb kreolistikk (study of creoles) · es creolística (study of creoles) · da kreolistik (study of creoles)