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Where does “creer” come from?

creer (Old Spanish) comes from Latin crēdō, 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 “creer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēdō—
2Proto-Italickrezdō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “creer”

  • creíble
  • creer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →