The story
- Latin · derived fromcrēdēns
- Medieval Latin · derived fromcrēdentia“belief, faith”
- Old French · derived fromcredence
- Middle English · inherited fromcredence
- English todaycredence
From Middle English credence, from Old French credence, from Medieval Latin crēdentia (“belief, faith”), from Latin crēdēns, present active participle of crēdō (“loan, confide in, trust, believe”). Compare French croyance, French créance, Italian credenza, Portuguese crença, Romanian credință, Spanish creencia. Doublet of credenza.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.