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Where does “credendum” come from?

credendum (Latin) comes from Latin credo, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

credendum (Latin): accusative gerund of crēdō; Something to be...

Definitions

  1. accusative gerund of crēdō; Something to be...

Ancestry of “credendum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincredoI believe, I trust in, I give credence to; I...
2Proto-Italickrezdō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “credendum”

  • credenda
  • credendum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →