Where does “credenza” come from?
credenza (Italian) comes from Latin crēdentia, from Latin crēdēns, from Latin crēdere.
credenza (Italian): belief, credit; sideboard, cupboard, hutch,...
Definitions
- belief, credit; sideboard, cupboard, hutch,...
Ancestry of “credenza”, step by step
credenza traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin crēdentia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | crēdentia | credence |
| 2 | Latin | crēdēns | lending, loaning |
| 3 | Latin | crēdere | — |
via Late Latin credentia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | credentia | credence, promise |
via Medieval Latin credentia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | credentia | belief, faith; nominative neuter plural of... |