French word croire comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥d-, and later Proto-Italic *krezdō (To believe.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dʰeh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *ḱr̥d- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *ḱred dʰeh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *krezdō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | To believe. |
| credere | Latin (lat) | |
| creier | Old French (fro) | |
| croire | French (fr) | (reflexive, often followed by an adjective) to think of oneself as, to consider oneself as. To believe in, to have faith in. To believe, to accept as true. |