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Where does “crença” come from?

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

crença (Portuguese): belief; credence

Definitions

  1. belief; credence

Ancestry of “crença”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecreença—
2Late Latincredentiacredence, promise
3Latincrēdēns—
4Latincrēdere—
Every word from Latin crēdere →