Where does “credo” come from?
credo (Middle Dutch) 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.
Ancestry of “credo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | credo | I believe, I trust in, I give credence to; I... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |