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
3Latincrēdēnslending, loaning
4Latincrēdere

Words derived from “crença

Every word from Latin crēdereEvery word from Latin crēdēnsEvery word from Late Latin credentia