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Where does “créance” come from?

créance (French) comes from French -ance, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

créance (French): a debt; credence

Definitions

  1. a debt; credence

Ancestry of “créance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ance-ance
2Old French-ance-ance
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “créance”

  • créancier
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