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Where does “creedal” come from?

Creedal derives from English creed, from Latin credo, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱred dʰeh₁-, meaning to believe or put faith in.

creedal (English): Of or pertaining to a creed

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a creed

Ancestry of “creedal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCreed—
2Middle Englishcrede—
3Old Englishcreda—
4Latincrēdō—
5Proto-Italickrezdō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “creedal”

  • noncreedal
  • multicreedal
  • non-creedal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →