Where does “creance” come from?

creance (English) comes from Middle English creaunce, from Old French creance, from Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns, from Latin crēdere.

creance (English): faith; belief; creed; A long leash, or...

Definitions

  1. faith; belief; creed; A long leash, or...

Ancestry of “creance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcreauncefaith, confidence, belief
2Old Frenchcreancefaith; belief
3Latincrēdentiacredence
4Latincrēdēnslending, loaning
5Latincrēdere—
Every word from Latin crēdere →Every word from Latin crēdēns →Every word from Latin crēdentia →