Where does “credenza” come from?

credenza (English) comes from Italian credenza, from Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns, from Latin crēdere.

credenza (English): A sideboard or buffet; A horizontal filing...

Definitions

  1. A sideboard or buffet; A horizontal filing...

Ancestry of “credenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancredenzabelief, credit; sideboard, cupboard, hutch,...
2Latincrēdentiacredence
3Latincrēdēnslending, loaning
4Latincrēdere—
Every word from Latin crēdere →Every word from Latin crēdēns →Every word from Latin crēdentia →
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