Where does “incroyable” come from?
incroyable (French) comes from French croyable, from French croire, 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.
incroyable (French): incredible
Definitions
- incredible
Ancestry of “incroyable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | croyable | credible; believable |
| 2 | French | croire | to believe, to accept as true; to believe in, to... |
| 3 | Old French | creire | Alternative form of croire |
| 4 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |