Where does “croire” come from?

croire (French) comes from Old French creire, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

croire (French): to believe, to accept as true; to believe in, to...

Definitions

  1. to believe, to accept as true; to believe in, to...

Ancestry of “croire”, step by step

croire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French creire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcreireAlternative form of croire
2Latincrēdōto believe, to trust in, to give credence to
3Proto-Italickrezdōto believe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Latin crēdere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēdere—

Words derived from “croire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti →