Where does “crore” come from?

Crore is an English word derived from Hindi करोड़, meaning ten million.

crore (English): ten million; 10,000,000. Often used with units of...

Definitions

  1. ten million; 10,000,000. Often used with units of...

Ancestry of “crore”, step by step

crore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French croire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcroireto believe; to think oneself
2Latincrēdere—

via Hindi करोड़

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकरोड़ten million

Words derived from “crore”

Every word from Latin crēdere →Every word from Old French croire →