Latin word root · Knowledge & Belief

cred-: believing, trusting

cred- is a Latin root meaning “believing, trusting”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: believing, trusting

Root forms: cred-, credit-

Source word: crēdō — to believe, to trust in, to give credence to

Word family and examples

• credit

  the ability of a customer to obtain goods before payment

• incredible

  impossible or hard to believe

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