Credere etymology

Latin

Latin word credere comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥d-, Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, and later Proto-Italic *krezdō (To believe.)

Etymology of credere

Detailed word origin of credere

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*ḱr̥d- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*ḱred dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe
*krezdō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) To believe.
credere Latin (lat)

Words with the same origin as credere

Descendants of *dʰeh₁-

consuetudo credo facere facio factum familia sacerdos