Where does “creença” come from?

creença (Old Portuguese) comes from Late Latin credentia, from Latin crēdēns, from Latin crēdere.

Ancestry of “creença”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincredentiacredence, promise
2Latincrēdēnslending, loaning
3Latincrēdere—

Words derived from “creença”

Every word from Latin crēdere →Every word from Latin crēdēns →Every word from Late Latin credentia →
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