Credible
/ˈkrɛdəbəl/noun
Able to be believed; convincing or trustworthy.
Did you know?Credible comes from the same Latin root as creed and credit, so at its core it’s tied to what people are willing to believe and trust.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kred-
“to believe, trust”
Latin
Latin
crēdō
“I believe, I trust”
Latin
Latin
crēdibilis
“worthy of belief; believable”
Middle English
English
credible
“worthy of belief; believable”
Modern English
English
credible
“able to be believed; convincing or trustworthy”
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