Where does “credo” come from?
Credo comes from Latin credō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱred dʰeh₁-, derived from the root dʰeh₁- meaning to put or place.
credo (English): A belief system; The liturgical creed , or a...
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- A belief system; The liturgical creed , or a...
Ancestry of “credo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | credo | — |
| 2 | Old French | credo | — |
| 3 | Latin | crēdō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “credo”