Where does “cree” come from?
cree (Chavacano) comes from Spanish creer, from Old Spanish creer, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
cree (Chavacano): to believe
Definitions
- to believe
Ancestry of “cree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | creer | to believe; to think, to believe, to reckon, to... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | creer | — |
| 3 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |