Etymology

credible

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Today it means: Believable or plausible. Full definition →

Middle English credible ← Middle French credible ← Latin crēdibilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromcrēdibilis“worthy of belief”
  2. Middle French · derived fromcredible
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcredible
  4. English todaycredible

From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit.

Words from the same roots

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