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Where does “credulitas” come from?

credulitas (Latin) comes from Latin crēdulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

credulitas (Latin): credulity, easiness of belief

Definitions

  1. credulity, easiness of belief

Ancestry of “credulitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēdulus—
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “credulitas”

  • credulity
  • overcredulity
  • miscredulity
  • credulità
  • crédulité
  • credulité
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